i *- UC-NRLF B M lift BIOLOGY LIBRARY CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF B I R D S' EGGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. VOLUME I. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. 1901. (All rights reserved.) CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF B I EDS' EGGS THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). : VOLUME I. RATITjE. CARINAT^ (TINAMIFORMES— LARIFORMES). BY EUGENE W. GATES. LONDON: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. SOLD BY LONGMANS & Co., 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. ; B. QUARITCH, 15 PICCADILLY, W. ; DULAU & Co., 37 SOHO SQUARE, W. ; KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & Co., CHARING CROSS ROAD, W.C. ; AND AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY), CROMWELL ROAD, 8.W. 1901. PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. PREFACE. THE present volume has been written by Mr. Eugene W. Gates, who is well known to Ornithologists as the Editor of the second edition of Mr. Allan Hume's ' Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds/ and as the author of the earlier volumes of the ' Aves' in the ' Fauna of British India.' That he has performed his task conscientiously will be easily perceptible from a perusal of the following pages. The Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum now exceeds a total of 50,000 specimens. It was arranged and labelled some few years ago by Miss Emily Mary Sharpe, under the direction of the late Mr. Henry Seebohm and her father, Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. On that occasion Mr. Seebohm presented to the Trustees the whole of his collection of eggs of Palaearctic Birds, and an opportunity was thus offered of re-arranging the entire series in the Museum. At the same time the valuable donations of Mr. A. 0. Hume, Messrs. Salvin and Godman, Mr. Berkeley James, and other friends of the Museum, were incorporated. The original collection of Birds' eggs in the British Museum was rendered of little worth by the exposure of many precious spe- cimens to the light of the public galleries, and by the mounting of the study collection on wooden tablets. Most of these specimens have perished, or have become so bleached as to be worthless for purposes of study. A series of the eggs of British birds, illustrating even those of species included as ' rare ' or ' accidental visitors ' to the British 418487 VI PREFACE. Islands, has been carefully arranged for exhibition in the Pavilion of the Bird-Gallery, and has proved of great assistance to students of the eggs of our native species of birds. It is to be regretted that the whole of the first volume of this Catalogue was printed before the valuable bequest of eggs by the late Mr. Philip Crowley could be incorporated ; but in the future volumes of the Catalogue the collection bequeathed by Mr. Crowley to the nation, one of the most valuable of the donations of recent years, will be duly chronicled. I have to acknowledge much assistance in editing the present volume from Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, the Assistant Keeper in charge of the Sub-Department of Vertebrata. E. RAY LANKESTEK, Director. British Museum (Natural History), February 25, 1901. INTRODUCTION. THE only Catalogue of the Birds' Eggs in the Collection of the British Museum which has hitherto been published was prepared by the late Mr. G. R. Gray, and issued by the Trustees in 1852. It treats only of the eggs of British birds, but does not furnish a history of the specimens. The present Catalogue deals with all the eggs contained in the Collection of the Museum with the exception of those in the Exhi- bition Galleries, which have often to be replaced. A convenient opportunity is thus afforded for reviewing the history of the entire collection from its earliest commencement. Many ancient eggs dating from the time of Montagu and Bullock are still preserved in the Museum, but they are bleached and faded almost beyond recognition, having been exposed to the light for many years in the Museum galleries. An early donation seems to have been made in 1842 by Mr. D. W. Mitchell. It consisted of some eggs of British birds, chiefly from Cornwall. In 1844 Sir T. Wilson presented the Trustees with some specimens from Norway. In 1847 a small donation of sea- birds' eggs from the Mauritius was made by Admiral Sir E. Belcher; and in the next year Dr. Rae contributed some specimens taken by him in Repulse Bay, Arctic America. In 1850, Captain Stanley, the Commander of H.M.S. ' Rattle- snake,' presented to the Museum the eggs collected, during the voyage of that ship, by Dr. J. Macgillivray, the naturalist to the Expedition. All the specimens are of great interest and are well authenticated. In the same year the Trustees purchased a collection of eggs made in South Greenland by Governor Holboll. In 1851, two collections passed into the Museum. One was acquired from Mr. A. D. Bartlett, and the other was presented by Sir George Grey, then Governor of New Zealand. In 1852, the Trustees received a small collection made by Dr. Lyall during the voyage of H.M.S. ' Acheron ' in New Zealand Vlll INTRODUCTION. waters; and also a considerable general collection, presented by Mr. H. F. Walter. Two donations were made in 1853 : one by Mr. E. L. Layard of the eggs of Ceylonese birds, and one by Sir Kenneth Loftus of eggs collected in Persia and Mesopotamia. No more acquisitions appear to have been made for three years ; but in 1856 a small collection from India was presented by Professor Oldham, and another from Australia by Sir D. Cooper. In 1858, the Trustees were presented with a rather large collec- tion of British birds' eggs by Mr. F. Bond ; and in 1859 with one formed by Dr. Lyall during the voyage of H.M.S. ' Plumper ' in the Northern Pacific Ocean. In the same year a collection made by Mr. T. Ayres in Natal was acquired. A considerable interval again elapsed without any accessions to the Collection ; but in 1863 Mr. J. K. Lord presented the specimens he had taken in the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia, while attached to the North American Boundary Commission, and in the same year a valuable collection was received from Mr. Bernard R. Boss, from the Saskatchewan and Mackenzie River Districts of Canada. With the exception of a donation in 1869 from Mr. E. L. Layard of specimens collected in South Africa, no additions were made to the Collection till 1875, when Mr. S. 0. Sahlin presented a series of Swedish eggs. In 1876, a particularly fine collection of eggs, procured "by the Rev. A. E. Eaton in Kerguelen Island during the ' Transit of Venus ' Expedition, was presented to the Trustees by the Royal Society. The accessions in 1878 consisted of a small number of specimens from Samoa and other islands of the Pacific Ocean, procured by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee ; and the small collection made by Sir George Nares's Expedition to the Polar Sea in the ' Alert ' and ' Discovery,' of which ships Col. H. W. Feilden and Mr. C. Hart were respec- tively the naturalists. In 1879, Admiral A. H. Markham contributed a few specimens taken in Novaya Zemlya during his voyage in the ' Isbjorn.' In 1880, the valuable collection formed during the Voyage of H.M.S. ' Challenger ' was received by the Trustees ; also a collec- tion made by Sir Hugh Low in Borneo, as well as the eggs obtained by Dr. R. W. Coppinger during the cruise of H.M.S. ' Alert.' In 1881, the acquisition of the late John Gould's collection of eggs of Australian and European birds was a notable event. INTRODUCTION. IX In 1884, the Museum received two small collections, one made by Mr. John Whitehead in Corsica, and the other by Mr. E. W. Gates in Burma. In 1885, a particularly valuable series of eggs of Madagascan birds was acquired from the Rev. W. Deans Cowan. They are the only specimens from this island in the Museum, and their value cannot be over-estimated. It was in 1885, and almost simultaneously, that the magnificent collections formed by Mr. Allan 0. Hume, C.B., and Messrs. Osbert Salvin and F. DuCane Godman were presented to the Trustees. These collections were of such magnitude that some time necessarily elapsed before they were finally incorporated with the general collection and made available for study. The Hume Collection consists almost entirely of the eggs of Indian birds. Mr. Hume seldom or never purchased a specimen, and the large collection brought together by him in the course of many years was the result of the willing co-operation of numerous friends resident in India and Burma. Every specimen in the collection may be said to have been properly authenticated by a competent naturalist; and the history of most of the clutches has been carefully recorded in Mr. Hume's ' Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds,' of which two editions have been published. The Salvin-Godmari Collection is of a more general character. As might be expected, it is rich in eggs of American birds. Not only did the above-named naturalists themselves collect in Central America, but they also purchased several important collections, chief among which should be mentioned that of Mr. T. K. Salmon, who formed a remarkably fine collection in the United States of Colombia. The Henshaw Collection of eggs of North-American birds was afterwards acquired by Dr. Godman ; and the Smithsonian Institution appears to have been ever ready to present specimens to these two well-known naturalists. The large collection made by Salvin in Algeria, upwards of forty years ago, is most valuable, not only on account of the rarity of many of the specimens but for the absolute authenticity of their identification. The eggs of European birds are well represented ; and a small number of Indian specimens were received from Mr. E. L. Layard (Ceylon) and Capt. R. C. Beavan (Bengal). In 1887, a small but valuable collection of eggs from Norfolk Island was presented by Dr. W. M. Crowfoot. In 1888, two small donations were received : one from Lieut.-Col. X INTRODUCTION. Willoughby Verner of eggs obtained by him in the Soudan ; the other from the Royal Society, consisting of the specimens taken on the island of Fernando Noronha by Mr. H. N. Ridley. In 1890 the bequest of Dr. R. McCormick, consisting chiefly of sea-birds' eggs obtained during his voyages in the * Erebus ' and ' Terror/ was received by the Trustees. Also a collection made by Mr. W. D. Gumming in the Persian Gulf, and a few specimens brought by Mr. St. George Littledale from Central Asia. Considerable additions were made in 1891. Foremost among these was the donation by Mr. Howard Saunders of his well-known series of eggs of Gulls and Terns. Professor George Dawson's collection, formed while he was engaged on the North American Boundary Commission, was of considerable interest. The follow- ing small contributions were also made : — A collection made by Mr. J. J. Lister in the islands of the Pacific Ocean ; one made by Captain Collinson, Commander of H.M.S. ' Enterprise,' in Arctic America ; and, lastly, some eggs taken in North-west Australia by Mr. J. J. Walker, during the voyage of H.M.S. « Penguin/ presented by the Admiralty. In 1893, Mr. F. A. Philbrick, Q.C., presented a collection of eggs of Australian birds formed by his son, mostly in Gippsland, Victoria ; and Sir W. M. Conway gave some specimens from the Himalayas. It was in 1893 that the late Henry Seebohm presented his fine collection of eggs to the Trustees. This valuable gift was brought to the Museum in instalments, and Seebohm was engaged for two years, with the assistance of Miss Emily Sharpe, in arranging and incorporating his specimens with the general collection of the Museum. In fact, he undertook to rearrange the whole series of eggs in accordance with the * Catalogue of Birds,' which was then approaching completion, and to incorporate the Hume, the Salvin- Godman, and some minor collections together. This task was fortunately completed before his death, and he left the bulk of the collection arranged in most methodical order, with the name of each species and the history of each clutch of eggs carefully recorded, not only in the cabinets but also in a Catalogue which occupies ten volumes of manuscript. The eggs of the Passeriform.es were arranged by Miss Emily Sharpe, under her father's direction. Seebohm's labours, as may be imagined, have greatly facilitated the writing of the present Catalogue. INTRODUCTION. XI Seebohm's Collection was composed almost entirely of the eggs of Palaearctic species of birds. Not only was he a most energetic traveller and successful collector himself in many countries of Europe and in Siberia, but he was in constant communication with many well-known naturalists on the Continent. He also acquired some reliable collections, the most noticeable of which was the excellent collection of British birds' eggs got together by that sterling naturalist, the late Edward Hargitt, R.I. In 1894, the Museum received a small collection made by Mr. 0. V. Aplin in Uruguay, and another, presented by Mr. S. Butcher, of specimens taken on the Arabian Coast. In 1895, Colonel J. W. Yerbury presented some birds' eggs obtained by him near Aden, and Mr. Alexander Fry a series from Rio de Janeiro. The accessions in 1896 and 1897 consisted of a few eggs taken by Mr. A. W. Anthony on the Revillagegido islands and the islands of the Gulf of California, and presented by him. With the purchase of the Steere collection of Philippine birds, the Trustees also acquired an interesting series of eggs. No less than five collections were received in 1898. First -in importance was the fine series of eggs of Chilian birds bequeathed to the Trustees by Mr. H. Berkeley James. Almost equally important was the one formed by Mr. A. H. Holland in the Argentine Republic, and purchased by the Museum. The other collections, though small, were of great interest. Sir John Murray presented the eggs taken by Dr. C. W. Andrews on Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean ; from Mr. John Whitehead were pur- chased the specimens obtained by him in the Philippine Islands ; and Captain G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton presented the birds' eggs collected by him in the islands of Bering's Straits, in the Northern Pacific. In 1399 the acquisitions were small but of great interest. A set of eggs collected by the Webster-Harris Expedition to the Galapagos Islands was added to the Collection, as well as a small number of authenticated specimens from Costa Rica, collected by Mr. C. F. Underwood, while Dr. Cuthbert Christy presented some interesting eggs collected by him on the Niger. In 1900 a large contribution of the eggs of North- American birds, collected by Mr. W. E. D. Scott, was received in exchange from the Princeton University, New Jersey ; a small collection of Australian eggs was presented by Mr. Donald Mackintosh ; Xli INTRODUCTION. several eggs were received from Mr. C. A. Barnard, a well-known collector in New Guinea and Northern Australia; Mr. E. S. Moulden of Adelaide also presented some interesting specimens ; and a few eggs, taken by Mr. A. B. Percival in British Central Africa, were also purchased. Since the commencement of 1901 a very fine collection of the eggs of Chinese birds has been presented by Mr. C. B. Ilickett. Sir George Newnes has also given to the Museum a first set of the specimens brought back by the ' Southern Cross ' Expedition to the Antarctic Ocean. This selection comprises the eggs of three species of sea-birds not previously represented in the Museum. In addition to the above, it will be seen from the following pages that presents of specimens have been received from many naturalists. Among these may be mentioned the Hon. C. Baring, the late A. H. Everett, Colonel H. W. Feilden, Mr. W. E. Ogilvie Grant, Dr. A. Giinther, Mr. Charles Hose, Colonel L. H. Irby, Mr. F. G. Jackson, Mr. F. J. Jackson, C.B., Sir H. H. Johnston, K.C.B., th*e late Lord Lilford, the late Sir Henry Peek, Captain G. Savile Keid, Dr. P. L. Sclater, Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, and Mr. E. J. Ussher. Many valuable eggs, laid in confinement, have been presented from time to time by the Zoological Society of London. In this Catalogue, the arrangement and nomenclature of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's ' Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds ' have been adopted. This ' Hand-list ' and the ' Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum' have been invariably quoted through- out the present work. The other references have been selected with the view to present as complete a history of the eggs and nesting- habits as possible. Good figures of the eggs are quoted, and especial reference has been made to those authors whose reports, or papers in periodical literature, treat of the particular specimens in the Collection with which their names are associated. The birds included in this volume embrace the Ratitcv and that portion of the Carinatce extending in the ' Hand-list ' from the Tinamiformes to the Lariformes. The total number of species is 520 and of specimens 12,156, distributed in the following manner : — INTRODUCTION. Xlll RATITJE. No. of species. No. of specimens. Rheiformes 2 16 Struthioniformes 4 15 Casuariiformes 7 32 Dinornithiformes 1 4 jEpyornithiformes 1 4 Apterygiformes 1 2 Tinamiformes 17 109 GaUiformes 137 2310 Hemipodii 14 262 Pteroclidiformes 9 243 Columbiformes 87 752 Opisthocomiformes 1 7 Ralliformes 54 1026 Podicipedidiformes 15 313 Colymbiformes 4 124 Sphenisciformes 10 125 Procellariiformes 48 445 Alciformes 16 926 Lariformes 92 5441 520 12,156 It appears, therefore, that the British Museum Collection contains specimens of the eggs of about one-third of the total number of the living or recently-extinct birds belonging to the above mentioned Orders, as enumerated in the ' Hand-list.' With few exceptions, the eggs now illustrated have not been figured before. It only remains to add that the measurements of the specimens throughout this Catalogue are invariably in English inches. The symbols employed in the present volume are the same as those in the * Catalogue of Birds.' [P.] means «* Presented by," [C.] " Collected by," [E.] " Received in exchange." EUGENE W. OATES. February 20, 1901. SYSTEMATIC IN HEX. Sub-Class RATIT-ffi. Order RHEIFORMES. Family Page Rhea, Lath ............... 1 americana (Linn.) ...... 1 darwiui, Gould ........ 2 Order STRUTHIONIFORMES. Family STRUTHIONID^. Struthio, Linn ............. 2 camelus, Linn ......... 3 molybdophanes, Reichen.. 3 australis, Gurney ...... 3 masaicus, O. Neumann . . 4 Order CASUARIIFORMES. Family DBOM^ID^. Dromseus, Vieill ........... 4 novae-hollandiae (Lath.}. . 4 Family CASUARIIDJE. Casuarius, Briss ........... 5 casuarius (Linn.} ...... 5 australis, Wall ........ 5 beccarii, Scl ........... 6 uniappendiculatus, Blyth, 6 papuanus, Schley ....... 6 bennetti, Gould ....... 7 Order DINORNITHIFORMES. Family DINORNITHID^E. Dinornis, Owen .......... 7 Order ^IPYORNITHIFORMES, Family ^EPYORNITHID^:. Page ^Epyornis, Is. Geoffr 8 Order AFTER YGIFORMES. Family AFTER YGID^E. Apteryx, Shaw 91 mantelli, Bartl 9 Sub-Class CARINAT^. Order TINAMIFORMES. Family TINAMID^E. Sub-Family Tinaminae. Tinamus, Hermann 10 robustus, Scl. 10 solitarius ( Vieill) 229 major (Gm.) 10 ruficeps, Scl. $ Salv 11 Nothocercus, Bp 11 frantzii (Lawr.) 11 intercedens, Salvad. .... 11 Crypturus, llliy 11 obsoletus (Temm.) 229 griseiventris, Salvad 11 pileatus (Bodd.) 12 cinnamomeus (Less.) .... 12 Rhynchotus, Spi.r 12 rufescens (Temm.) 12 Nothoprocta, Scl. $ Salr. . . 13 perdicaria (Kittl.) 13 curvirostris, Scl. 8f Salv. . 13 Xothura, Wagler 13 maculosa ( Temm.) 18 darwini, Gray 14 XVI SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page Sub-Family Tinamotidinse. Calopezus, Ridgu- ......... 14 elegans (1)' Orb. $ Geofr. ) 14 Tinamotis, Vigors ........ 14 pentlandi, Vigors ...... 14 Order GALLIFORMES. Sub-Order MEGAPODII. Family MEGAPODIIDJE. Megapodius, Q. # G ....... 15 nicobariensis, Blyth . . 16 cumingi, Dilhv ......... 16 eremita, Hartl ......... 16 duperreyi, Less, fy Garn. . 16 layardi, Tristr ......... 17 pritchardi, Gray ...... 17 Lipoa, Gould ............ 18 ocellata, Gould ........ 18 Talegallus, Less ........... 18 cuvieri, Less ........... 18 Catheturus, Swains ......... 18 lathami (Lath.} ........ 18 Megalocephalum, Temm. . . 19 maleo, Hartl ........... 19 Sub-Order GRACES. Family C Crax, Linn ............... 19 alector, Linn ........... 19 globicera, Linn ......... 20 carunculata, Temm ..... 20 Mitua, Less ............... 20 mitu (Linn.) .......... 20 Pauxis, Temm ............. 20 pauxi (Linn.) .......... 20 Penelope, M err em ........ 21 pileata, Wagler ........ 21 Ortalis, Merrem .......... 21 ruficauda (Jard.) ...... 21 albiventris ( Wagler) .... 21 maccalli, Baird ......... 21 Aburria, Reicherib ......... 22 aburri (Less.} .......... 22 Chamaepetes, Wagler ...... 22 goudoti (Less.) ........ 22 Sub-Order PHASIANI. Family TETRAONIDJE. Lagopus, Briss ........... 22 scoticus (Lath.) ........ 23 lagopus (Linn.) ........ 23 Page nmtus (Montin) 24 rupestris (Gm.) 25 Lyrurus, Swains 25 tetrix (Linn.) 25 mlokosiewiczi ( Tacz.) . . 26 Tetrao, Linn 26 urogallus, Linn 26 Canacliites, Stejn 27 canadensis (Linn.) 27 Dendragapus, Elliot 27 richardsoni (Doug I.) .... 27 Tympanuchus, Gloger 28 americanus (Reichenb.) . . 28 Centrocercus, Swains, 28 urophasianus (Bp.) .... 28 Pedicecetes, Baird 28 phasianellus (Linn.) .... 28 columbianus (Ord) .... 29 Bonasa, Steph 29 umbellus (Linn.) 29 Tetrastes, Keys. % Bias 30 bonasia (Linn.} , 30 Family PHASIANID^:. Tetraogallus, J. E. Gray 31 tibetanus, Gould. 31 altaicus (Gebler) 31 himalayensis(J". E. Gray). 31 caspius (Gm.) 32 caucasicus (Pall.) 32 Caccabis, Kaup 32 saxatilis ( Wolf $ Meyer). 32 chukar ( J. E. Gray) 33 rufa (Linn.) 34 petrosa (Gm.) 34 Aminoperdix, Gould 35 bonhami (Fraser) 35 heyi (Temm.) 36 Francolinus, Stephens 36 francolinus (Linn.) .... 36 chinensis (Osbeck) 37 pictus (J.tyS.) 37 pondicerianus ( Gm.) 37 kirki, Hartl 38 africanus (Steph.) 38 gularis ( Temm.) 38 bicalcaratus (Linn.) .... 39 sharpei, Ogilvie Grant . . 39 capensis (Gm.) 39 Pternistes, Wagler 40 nudicollis (Bodd.) 40 infuacatus, Cab 229 Perdix, Briss 40 perdix (Linn.) 40 hodgsoniee (Hodgs.) .... 40 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XV11 Page Perdicula, Hodys 41 asiatica (Lath.) 41 argoondak (Sykes) 41 Microperdix, Gould 41 erythrorhyncha (Sykes) . . 41 Arboricola, Hodgs 42 torqueola ( Vale-nc.) .... 42 atrigularis, Blyth 42 crudigularis (Swinh.*). ... 43 intermedia, Blyth 43 rufigularis, Blyth 43 Rollulus, Bonn. ' 43 roulroul (Scop.') 43 Melanoperdix, Jerdon 44 nigra ( Vigors) 44 Coturnix, Bonn 44 coturnix (Linn.} 44 africana (T. $ S.) 45 japonica, T. Sf S 45 coromandelica (Gm.) .... 45 pectoralis, Gould 46 novse-zealandisB ( Q. fy G.) 46 Syncecus, Gould 46 australis ( Temm.) 46 raalteni (Milll. $ Schleg.). 47 Excalfactoria, Bp 47 chinensis (Linn.) 47 lineata (Scop.) 48 Bambusicola, Gould 48 fytchei, Anders 48 thoracica (Temm.) .. 49,230 sonorivox, Gould 49 Galliperdix, Blyth 49 spadicea (Gm.) 49 lunulata ( Valenc.) 50 Ithagenes, Wayler 50 geoffroyi, Verr 50 Tragopan, Cuvier 50 satyra (Linn.) 50 melanocephalus(«7..Z2.G?ray). 51 temmincki (J. E. Gray). . 51 blythi (Jerd. ) 51 Lophophorus, Temm 52 impeyanus (Lath.) 52 Lophura, Fleming 52 rufa(JK^.) 52 nobilis (Sclater) 52 Lobiophasis, Sharps 53 bulweri, Sharpe 53 Crossoptilum, Hodys 53 tibetanum (Hodys.) .... 53 manchuricum, Sivinh. . . 53 Gennseus, Wayler 54 albicristatus ( Vty.) .... 54 melanonotus (Blyth) .... 54 horsfieldi (Gray) 55 VOL. I. Pago lineatus ( Vig.) 55 nycthemerus (Linn.) .... 5.~> swinhoei (Gould) 56 Pucrasia, Gray 66 macrolopha (Less.) 56 Catreus, Cabanis 56 wallichi (Hardw.) 56 Phasianus, Linn 57 colchicus, Linn 57 torquatus, Gm 57 versicolor, Vieill 58 scintillans, Gould 58 Calophasis, Elliot 58 ellioti (Swinh.) 58 Chr}rsolophus, J. JE. Gray . . 58 pictus (Linn.) 58 amherstiaB (Leadb.) .... 59 Gallus, Briss. ~ 59 gallus (Linn.) 59 lafayettei, Less 60 sonnerati, Temm 60 Argusianus, Rcifin , . . . 61 argus (Linn.) 61 grayi (Elliot) 61 Pavo, Linn ..... 61 cristatus, Linn , . . . 61 muticus, Linn 62 Family NUMIDID^E. Numida, Linn 62 meleagris, Linn. . 63 coronata, Gray 63 mitrata, Pall 63 Aery Ilium, Gray 63 vulturinum (Hardw.) . . 63 Family MELEAGRID^:. Meleagris, Linn 64 gallopavo, Linn 64 fera, Vieill. 64 Agriocharis, Chapman 65 oceUata (Cuv.) 65 Family ODONTOPHORIDJE. Dendrortyx, Gould 65 leucophrys ( Gould) .... 65 Oreortyx, Baird 66 pictus (Dougl.) 66 Lophortyx, Bp 66 calif omic\i$(Shaw8rNodd.) 66 Eupsychortyx, Gould 66 leucopogon (Less.) 66 nigrigularis (Gould) .... 67 hypoleucus, Gould 67 6 XV111 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. Page Colinus, Less 67 virginianus (Linn.} 67 texarms (Law>°.) 68 cubanensis (Gould) 68 Cyrtonyx, Gould 68 montezumeB ( Vig.} 68 Odontophorus, Vieill 69 inarmoratus (Gould] .... 69 Order HEMIPODII. Family TURNICIDJE. Turnix, Bonn 69 pugnax ( Temm.) 69 fasciata (Temm.) 70 powelli, Guillem 70 sylvatica (Desf.) 71 lepurana (Smith) 71 dussuraieri (Temm.) .... 71 tanti, Blyth 72 nigricollis (Gm.) 72 melanogaster (Gould) . . 72 varia (Lath.) 72 castanonota (Gould) .... 73 pyrrkothorax (Gould) . . 73 velox (Gould) 73 Pedionomus, Gould 74 torquatus, Gould 74 Order PTEROCLIDIFORMES. Family PTEROCLIDID^J. Syrrhaptes, Illiger 75 paradoxus (Pall.) 75 tibetanus, Gould 75 Pteroclidurus, Bp 75 alcliatus (Linn.) 75 pyrenaicus (Briss.) 76 namaquus (Gm.) 76 exustus ( Temm.) 77 Pteroclis, Temm 78 arenarius (Pall.~\ 78 coronatus, Licht 78 fasciatus (Scop.) 79 Order OOLUMBIFOKMES. Sub-Order COL TMBJE. ' , Family TKERONIB^. Sub -Family Treroninae. Sphenocercus, Gray 80 sphenurus ( Vig. ) 80 Vinago, Cnv 80 delalandei (Bp.) 80 Page Crocopus, Bp 81 phoenicopterus (Lath.) . . 81 chlorigaster (Blyth) .... 81 Treron, Vieill 82 nipalensis (Hodgs.) ...,,' 82 Osmotreron, Bp 82 phayrei, Blyth 82 malabarica (Jerd.) 82 loicincta (Jerd.) 82 vernans (Linn.) 83 Pliabotreron, Bp 83 leucotis (Temm.) 83 Sub-Family Ptilopodinae. Ptilopus, Swains 83 perousei, Peale 83 swainsoni, Gould 83 ewingi, Gould 83 fasciatus, Peale 84 Lamprotreron, Bp 84 superba (Temm. fy Knip). 84 Thoracotreron, Saload 230 strophium (Gould) 230 Megaloprepia, Reichenb 84 assimilis (Gould) 84 puella (Less.) 85 Sub-Family Carpophaginae. Carpophaga, Selby 85 insularis, Blyth 85 eenea (Linn.) 85 rhodinolaema, Scl. 85 Ducula, Hodgs 86 cuprea (Jerd.) 86 griseicapilla, Walden .... 86 Myristicivora, Reichenb 86 bicolor (Scop.) 86 spilorrhoa (Gray) 86, 230 Family COLUMBIDJE. Sub-Family Columbinae. Columba, Linn 87 livia, Bonn 87 intermedia, Strickl 87 oenas, Linn 88 phaeonota, G. R. Gray . . 89 leucocephala, Linn 89 speciosa, Gm 89 araucnna, Less 89 laurivora, Webb fy Berth. 89 bollei, Godman 90 palumbus, Linn 90 casiotis (Bp.) 91 SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XIX Page elphinstonei (Sykes) .... 91 ianthina, Temm 91 Sub- Family Macropygiinee. Macropygia, Swains 91 tuMJia (Hocfyt.) 91 Sub-Family Ectopistinse. Ectopistes, Stcains 92 migratorius (Linn.} .... 92 Family PERISTERIDJE. Sub-Family Zenaidinae. Zenaidura, Bp 92 carolinensis {Linn.} .... 92 7«-naida, Bp 93 meridionalis (Lath.} .... 93 auricalata (Des Murs) . . 93 ruficauda, G. R. Gray . . 93 Mflopelia, Bp 94 leucoptera (Linn.} 94 Sab-Family Turturinae. Tiu-tur, Selby 94 turtur (Linn.} 94 Isabel linu s, Bp 95 fen-ago (Eversm.) 95 orientalis (Lath.) 95 Ilomopelia, Salvad. . 95 picturata ( Temm.} 95 Streptopelia, Bp 96 semitorquata (Riepp.) .... 96 dussumieri (Temm.} .... 96 capicola ( Finsch # Hartl. } 96 douraca (Hodgs.) 96 Larus, Linn 204 minutus, Pall 204 ichthyaetus, Pall. 204 melauocephalus, Natt. . . 205 Philadelphia (Ord) 205 franklini, Swains. '8f Rich. 206 atricilla, Linn 206 cirrhocephalus ( Vieitt. ) . . 207 maculipennis, Licht 207 glaucodes, Meyen 208 ridibundus. Linn 208 hemprichi (Bruch) .... 209 crassirostris, Vieili. .... 209 gelastes, Thienem 210 novae-hollandiae, Steph. . . 210 scopulinus, Gray 211 hartlaubi (Bruch) 211 marinus, Linn 211 dominicanus, Licht. . 212, 234 fuscus, Linn 213 affinis, Reinh 214 occidentalis, Audub 215 Page argentatus, Cfm 215 cachinnans, Pall 21(> audouini, Payr 216 delawarensis, Ord .... 217 californicus, Lawr 217 canus, Linn 218 brachyrhynchus, Richard- son 219 glaucescens, Naum 219 glaucus, Fubr 220 leucopterus, Faber 221 Gabianus, Bruch 221 pacificus (Lath.) 221 Leucophaeus, Bruch 222 scoresbyi' (Traill) 222 Pagophila, Kaup 222 eburnea (Phipps) 222 Rissa, Steph 223 rissa (Linn.) 2^3 brevirostris (Bruch) .... 224 Family STERCORARIID^:. Megalestris, Bp 224 catarrhactes (Linn.) .... 224 chilensis, Bp 225 antarctica (Lass.) 226 maccormicki (Sounders) . 226 Stercorarius, Briss 227 crepidatus (Banks) .... 227 parasitic us (Linn.) 228 Class AVES. Sub-Class EATIT^l. Order RHEIFORMES. Family RHEID.E. Genus RHEA, Lath. [Cf. Nathusius,/./ O. 1896, p. 257.] The eggs of the Rheas are elliptical in form, and in some instances biconical. The shell is very strong, smooth and closely pitted with pores. The majority are glossy ; a few are entirely without gloss. Rhea americana (Linn.). Rhea americana, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. tab. ii. fig. 1 (1845-54) ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 234; Hudson, P. Z. 8. 1872, p. 535 ; Gibson, Ibis, 1885, p. 283; Claraz, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 324; Scl. 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 216 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 214; Schalow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 12 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 578 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 1 (1899). The eggs of the Common "Rhea in the Collection vary in colour between parchment-white and pale yellow. They also vary in size very considerably, and it is probable that those of the first year are much smaller than those subsequently laid. Full-sized eggs measure from 5-3 to 6 in length and from 3-55 to 3-95 in breadth. A small specimen collected by Mr. A. H. Holland measures only 3-15 by 2-45. 1. Buenos Ayres. C. J. Jessop, Esq. [P.]. 1. Buenos Ayres. W. Parish, Esq. [P.], 1. Argentine Republic. W. Moncreiflfe, Esq. [P.l. 1. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.J. 2. Rio Grande do Sul. Dr. von Ihering [PJ. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gardens, London). 3. Lilford Aviaries. Lord Lilford [P.]. VOL. I. B RHE1DJ2. - STUTJTHIONID^fi. fc Rhea darwini, Rhea darwini, Thien.Fortpflanz.ges. Vog. tab. ii. fig. 2 (1845-54) ; Hudson, p. 316; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 1 (1899). When fresh, the eggs of Darwin's Rhea are, according to Mr. Hudson, of a deep, rich green colour. Some specimens in the Collection have faded to a parchment-white ; others to a pale buff, dull green or yellow. They measure from 5*2 to 5-4 in length, and from 3* 4 to 3' 7 in breadth. 1. South America. Georges Claraz, Esq. [P.]. 2. South America. Sir W. Burnett [P.J. 1. Argentine Republic. R. Lydekker, Esq. [P.], 1. Patagonia. W. Moncreiffe, Esqt [P.]. 1. Patagonia. Gould Coll. Rhea nana, described by Mr. Lydekker (Knowledge, xvii. 1894, p. 265 ; Revista del Museo de la Plata, vi. 1894, p. 103, with fig. of egg; P. Z. S. 1894, p. 654; Salvad. Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 578, 1895), is at present known only from an egg. A cast of this is in the British Museum Collection. It is a perfect ellipse in form and measures 3-4 by 2-65. A cast of a somewhat similar egg, measuring 3'65 by 2-7, has been presented to the British Museum by Dr. Berg. It will be noticed that both these examples are larger than the small egg of R. americana collected by Mr. Holland, the measurements of which are given above. .The validity of R. nana as a species, viewed in the light of the small size of its egg, would therefore appear to be doubtful. Order STRUTHION IFO KM ES. Family STRUTHIONID^E. Genus STRUTHIO, Linn. The eggs of the Ostriches are spheroidal in form. The shell is extremely strong, very smooth, and highly glossy. Four species of Ostriches are known, but their geographical range has not yet been accurately ascertained. The eggs of S. camelus may be recognized by the absence of punctures or pores on the shell, but those of the remaining three species cannot be discriminated one from the other. 8TRT7THIO. Struthio camelus, Linn. Struthio camelus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. iii. (1845-54) ; Hardy, Compt. Rend. xlvi. p. 1272 (1858); Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 72; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 233 ; Nathusius, J. f. O. 1885, p. 165, taf. 2. fig. 3; Schalow, J.f. O. 1894, p. 5; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 572 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 2 (1899). The few eggs of the Northern Ostrich in the Collection vary in colour. One is of a parchment- white, and two are of a pale greenish yellow. A fourth is of a dead white, without any gloss. They may be distinguished by their extreme smoothness, and by the absence of those pits or pores which are so characteristic of the eggs of the other species of Ostriches. There are, it is true, a few minute pores, but they can only be detected when the shell is closely scruti- nized, not otherwise. Four eggs measure respectively : 6 by 5 ; 5'7 by 4-75 ; 6 by 4-9 ; 6 by 5. 1. North Africa. 1. North Africa. 2. Jebba, Upper Niger River, 23rd Jan. Old Collection. Salvin-Godman Coll. Capt. G. Fanshawe Abadie [P.]. Struthio molybdophanes, Reichen. Struthio molybdophanes, Henke, ZeiUchr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 219, taf. xii. ; Nathusius, J.f. O. 1885, p. 165, taf. 2. fig. 2 ; Schalow, J.f. O. 1894, p. 7 ; Sakadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 574 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 2 (1899). The three eggs of the Somali-land Ostrich in the Collection are of a parchment-white or dull yellowish, plentifully covered with deep pores or pits, which are of a deep purple colour, very distinct, and of a large size. They measure respectively : 5'9 by 4-85 ; 5*9 by 4-65 ; 5-9 by 4-8. 1. Somali-land. Old Collection. 2. Somali-land. Purchased. Struthio australis, Gurney. Struthio australis, Henke., Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 1884, p. 220, taf. xii.; Nathusius, J.f. O. 1885, p. 165, taf. 2. fig. 1, taf. 3. figs. 4-8 ; Layard, Bird* S. Africa, Sharpe s ed. p. 791 (1875-84); Schalow, J.f. O. 1894, p. 9 ; Sakadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 575 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 2 (1899). The eggs of the Cape Ostrich cannot, with certainty, be separated from those of S. molybdophanes nor from those of the next species. Judging, however, from the few examples available for examination, the eggs of the present species would appear to have the pores or pits on the shell finer and smaller and of a somewhat paler colour. They vary in size from 5'7 to 6'3 in length, and from 4-8 to 5 in breadth. 2. South Africa. 1. Cape of Good Hope. 1. Cape Colony. Old Collection. Salvin-Godman Coll. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. STRUTHIONIDJE. Struthio masaicus, 0. Neumann. ? Struthio camelus, var. meridionalis, Scl. List Vert. An. 1862r p. 71 *. Struthio masaicus, O. Neumann, J.f. O. 1898, p. 1243; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 2 (1899). The eggs of the Masai-land Ostrich, do not appear to differ from those of S. molybdophunes. The pores or pits are equally numerous and of the same deep purple colour, except in one specimen, where these are only slightly darker than the shell itself. The eggs vary in size from 5-6 to 61 in length, and from 4-8 to 5 in breadth. 2. Masai-land. F. J. Jackson, Esq. [P.]. 1. Kilimanjaro District (Hdmwood). P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.l 1. Kilimanjaro District (H. H. Johnston}. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.J. Order C A SU A HI I FORMES. The eggs of the Emus- and Cassowaries are typically biconical in form, occasionally elliptical and rarely oval. The shell is extremely strong, and is covered with a close and intricate network of raised lines and granulations which covers about two-thirds of its surface. The shell itself is dull, but the raised lines and granulations are extremely glossy. Some specimens laid in confinement are perfectly smooth, and entirely want even traces of the raised lines and granulations. Mr. E. Hartert informs me that he believes the eggs of all the Cassowaries, when first laid, are of a bright green colour, Family Genus DROMJEUS, Vieill. Dromaeus novae-hollandiae (Lath.}. Casuarius novge-hollandise, TTiien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vdg. tab. i. fig. 2 (1845-54). 'Dromseus uovse-hollandise, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 234; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 200 (1865) ; Campbell, N. $ JE. Ausfr. Birds, p. 52 (1883) ; North, N. 8f E. Austr. Birds, p. 292 (1889) ; Schalow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 15 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 586 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 2 (1899). The eggs of the Emu present the general appearance of being of a very dark greenish-brown, dark purplish-brown, deep olive-brown or brownish-buff colour. On a close examination, however, it will be observed that the shell itself where visible is of a pale buff or dingy green colour, and that its dark aspect is due entirely to the colour of the raised lines and granulations. * The Hon. Walter Rothschild informs me that he believes S. meridionalis of Solater to be identical with & masaicus of Neumann. CASCARIID^L One example in the Collection, laid in confinement, is quite smooth and uniformly of a clear bluish-green colour. The eggs measure from 4-9 to 6 in length, and from 3* 15 to 3*8 in breadth. 3. Of uncertain origin. 1. Swan River, W. Australia. 1. Australia (Slate). 2. Australia. 1. S. Australia. 1 . Tasmania. 1. Tasmania. 3. Laid in confinement. 1. Laid in confinement. 1. Laid in confinement. Old Collection. Government of Western Australia [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Donald Macintosh, Esq. [P.]. Sir T. Davenport [P.I. Dr. Milligen [P.]. R. J. Mercer, E.sq. [P.]. Sir E. G. Loder [P.]. W. (i. Lettson, Esq. [P.], Sir II. Peek [P.]. Family CASUARIID^E. Genus CASUARIUS, Briss. Casuarius casuarius (Linn.). Casuarius emeu, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 2, tab. i. fig. 1 (1845-54). Casuarius galeatus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 234 ; Schalow, J.f. 0. 1894, p. 18; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 592 (1895). Casuarius beccarii, Pelzeln, Ibis, 1881, p. 401. Casuarius casuarius, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 3 (1899). The sole egg of the Common Cassowary in the Collection is perfectly smooth, fairly glossy, and of a rather bright green colour. The shell is a good deal disintegrated towards the larger end, and portions of an inner shell, of a pale yellowish-green colour, are visible. This specimen was laid in captivity, and is probably abnormal. It measures 5*7 by 3'35. Von Pelzeln (I. c.) describes an egg of this bird as being " pale olive-green, with tubercles of a vivid green colour equally distributed over the whole surface." 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, London). Salvin-Godman Coll. Casuarius australis, Wall. Casuarius australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 206 (1865) ; North, N. SfE. Austr. Birds, p. 294, pi. xv. (1889) ; Schalow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 24 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 594 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 3 (1899). The shell of the egg of the Australian Cassowary is of a buff colour. In two of the specimens in the Collection, the reticulations are of a slightly darker shade of buff than the shell; in two others, 6 CASUARIID^. they are pale green ; and in a fifth, very dark green. They measure from 5-1 to 5' 65 in length, and from 3'3 to 3' 6 in breadth. 2. Of uncertain origin. Old Collection. 1. Northern Queensland. Old Collection. 2. Rockingham Bay (Cockerell). «. Salvin-Godman Coll. Casuarius beccarii, Sd. Casuarius beccarii, Salvad. Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 596 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 3 (1899). The sole egg of Beccari's Cassowary in the Collection is bluntly biconical. It is of a buff colour, reticulated with dull green. The reticulations and the visible portions of the real shell occupy about the same space. It measures 5-5 by 3-85. 1. Aru Islands. The Trustees of the Christy Museum [P.]. Casuarius uniappendiculatus, Blyth. Casuarius uniappendiculatus, Scl. P. Z. S'. 1877, p. 419 ; Meyer, Abh. Mus. Dresd. no. 3, taf. 2 (1893) ; Schalow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 23 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 597 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 4 (1899). The two eggs of the One-wattled Cassowary in the Collection laid in the Amsterdam Gardens have the ground of a pale green : one is reticulated with dark green ; the other is covered with glistening raised dark green spots, resembling beads. The specimen from Salawati has the ground greenish buff, and the reticulations of a dull green colour. These three eggs measure respectively : 5-4 by 3'45 ; 5-3 by 3-35; 4-7 by 3-5. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, M. Frank, Esq. [0.]. Amsterdam). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. Amsterdam) (Westermann). 1. Salawati. Dr. Kaup [P.]. Casuarius papuanus, Schleg. Casuarius papuanus, Schalow, J.f. 0. 1894, p. 20 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 599 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 4 (1899). The two eggs of Westermarm's Cassowary laid in the Antwerp Gardens are of a pale greenish-buff colour, reticulated with very dark green. The one found in Northern New Guinea has the ground of a pale buff colour, and the reticulations are dull bluish green. They measure respectively: 5-95 by 3-65; 5-25 by 3-4; 5-1 by 3-3. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. Antwerp). 1. Northern New Guinea. Charles Hose, Esq. [P.]. CASUARIID.E. DINORNITHID.B. Casnarius bennetti, Gould. Casuarius bennetti, J. E. Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 271, Ave*, pi. cxliv. ; Bartlett, P. Z. S. 1800, p. 205, Aves, pi. elxii. ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 561 (1865) ; Schalow, J. f. O. 1894, p. 20 ; Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 601 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 4 (1899). The shell of the eggs of Bennett's Cassowary is of a pale buff or grey colour. The raised lines and granulations on the shell vary in tint. In one example they are of a pale dull greenish ; in another they are extremely coarse, prominent, and of a greenish- brown colour. In two others the lines are very feebly developed and they are pale greenish-buff. Four eggs measure respectively : 5-55 by 3-5 ; 5-05 by 3-4 ; 5'75 by 3-55 ; 5-4 by 3-55. 2. New Britain (Stevens). 1. New Britain (G. Bennett). 1. New Britain. Old Collection. Salvin-Godman Coll. Admiral A. H. Hoekins [P.]. Order D I N O RN ITH I F O RM ES. Family DINORNITHID^E. Genus DINORNIS, Owen. Dinornis, Lydekker, Cat. Fossil Birds B. M. pp. 222, 349 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 4 (1899). The eggs of the extinct Moas of New Zealand are found in caves and in the burial-places of the Maoris. The specimens contained in the National Collection * are imperfect, but the fragments of three have been restored in plaster, the contour of each being determined by the curvature of the fractured pieces. As thus re- stored, the eggs are nearly perfect ellipses, and three specimens measure respectively : 7*25 by 6 ; 7'75 by 5-25 ; 8*1 by 5*9. The shell is strong, being about one-twelfth of an inch in thick- ness. In colour the existing remains are of a pale grey. Owen thus describes the shell : — " The shell in Dinornis is not only absolutely thinner, but relatively much thinner than in the Ostrich, and, a fortiori, than in the j&pyornit. The air-pores also have a different form, being linear, not rounded ; and the external surface is smoother. In the smoothness and thinness of the shell, the egg of Dinornis resembles that of Apteryx." * These are exhibited in the Geological Galleries. 8 DINOENITHID^E. The structure of the shell has been well investigated by W. v. Nathusius, and the results published in the ' Zeitschrift f iir wissen- schaftliche Zoologie/ vol. xxi. p. 330, pis. xxv. & xxvi. (1871). Sir Richard Owen has figured two eggs of these birds in his 4 Memoirs on the Extinct Wingless Birds of New Zealand/ p. 317 (1879). Plate cxv. represents an example which he assigns to D. crassus : this is in the B.M. Collection, bearing the registered number A. 222. Plate cxvii. represents an egg which is referred to D. ingens. 1. New Zealand (A. 222). ? Mantell Coll. Restored in plaster. 1. New Zealand (A. 222 a). ? Mantell Coll. Restored in plaster. 1. New Zealand (A. 222 b). ? Mantell Coll. Restored in plaster. 1. Several fragments (21807). Mantell Coll. Order ^EP YO R N I T H IFO RMES. Family ^EPYORNITHID^l. Genus JEPYORNIS, Is. Geoff. ^Epyornis, Lydekker, Cat. Fossil Birds B. M. pp. 213, 214 (1891) ; Sharve, Hand-l i. p. 6 (1899). The eggs of JEpyornis are found in recent alluvial deposits, near the surface, in the south of Madagascar, especially in the neighbour- hood of Cape St. Marie. They are in an excellent state of preservation, and usually quite intact. W. v. Nathusius in the ' Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie/ vol. xxi. p. 330, pis. xxv. & xxvi., has fully dealt with the structure of the shell of the egg of ^Epyornis. Professor G. Capellini has written an elaborate memoir on the egg in the ' Memorie della R. Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna/ series iv. vol. x. p. 16 (1889). Mr. G. Dawson Rowley has published an interesting essay on the egg of JEpyornis in the * Proceedings ' of the Zoological Society of London for 1867, p. 892. Other papers on the same subject will be found fully noticed in Prof. Capellini's memoir above mentioned. The shell is about one- tenth of an inch in thickness. Portions of its surface are generally extremely rough, resembling the texture of a coarse file, while other portions have been worn quite smooth, like the shell of an Ostrich's egg. The eggs are of a pale yellowish or buff colour. In shape they are true ellipses. APTERYGID^. 9 The specimens in the British Museum Collection are probably all referable to <<&. maximus. No. 41847 measures 13'1 by 9'5 ; it is fractured. No. 41848 and an egg without number, both intact and perfect in all respects, measure respectively: 11 by 8*25 and 11-25 by 8-25. A cast, No. A. 83, the original of which is preserved in the Paris Museum, measures 12'25 by 9'25. 1. Madagascar. Fragments only (A. 18) *. J. Porter, Esq. [P.]. 1. Madagascar (41847) *. Purchased. 1. Madagascar (41848) *. Purchased. 1. Madagascar (without number) f. Purchased. Order AFTER YG IFORMES. Family APTERYGID^E. Genus APTERYX, Shaw. Apteryx mantelli, Bartl. Apteryx mantelli, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 350 ; 1860, p. 194 ; 1863, p. 234 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 607 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 7 (1899). Apteryx bulleri, Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 308 (1888). The eggs of Man tell's Apteryx in the Collection are of an elongated elliptical form, the two ends being closely alike. The shell is strong, smooth and compact, but exhibits no gloss. They are of a dull white or a very pale yellowish colour. They are enormously large in proportion to the size of the bird. The two examples in the Collection measure respectively : 4-75 by 3-02 ; 4-7 by 2-9. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. London). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). * These are exhibited in the Geological Galleries. t This is exhibited in the Zoological Galleries, as is also the cast above mentioned. 10 TINAM1D.S. Sub-Class CAEINAT^B. Order TIN A MI F O RMES. The eggs of the Tinamous have a firm and compact shell and are extremely smooth and glossy. Of so beautiful a texture are they, that the shell may be compared to polished metal or the finest glazed porcelain. The colour varies in the different genera, but the eggs of the birds of the same genus are generally alike. The shape also varies. Some examples are almost spherical ; others are elliptical ; and others again, but quite a minority, are biconical or oval. Family T1NAMID.E. Sub-Family Genus TINAMUS, Hermann. The eggs of the Tinamous of this genus aj:e spheroidal and of a blue colour. Tinanms robustus, Scl. (Plate I. fig. 1.) Tinaraus robustus, Salvin, Ibis, 1861, p. 355 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 500 (1895) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 8 (1899). The eggs of the Great Mexican Tinamou vary from 2-25 to 2-35 in length, and from .1-87 to 2 in breadth. 6. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. British Honduras (F. Blancaneaux). Salvin-Godman Coll. Tinanrus major (Gm.). Crypturus brasiliensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. p. 23, tab. v. fig. 2 (1845-54). Tinamus major, Salvin , Ibis, 1861, p. 356 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 502 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 8 (1899). The single egg of the Great Tinamou in the Collection measures 2-3 by 1-9. I. Brazil (Brandt). Old Collection. TINAMUS. NOTHOCERCUS. — CRVPTUKUS. 1 1 Tinamus ruflceps, Scl. $ Salv. Tinamus ruficeps, Scl. 8f Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 548 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 506 (1895) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 8 (1899). The eggs of the Rufous-crowned Tinamou vary from 2*15 to 2-35 in length, and from T72 to 1-95 in breadth. 6. Remedioa, Antioquia, U.S. of Salvin-Godman Ooll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus NOTHOCERCUS, Bp. The eggs of the Tinamous of this genus are of a darker blue than those of the species of Tinamus. In shape they are either true ellipses, or ovals with one end very slightly compressed. Nothocercus frantzii (Lawr.). Nothocercus frantzii, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 512 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 9 (1899). The two eggs of Frantz's Tinamou in the Collection measure respectively : 3 by 2-05 ; 3'1 by 2-05. 2. Of uncertain origin. Old Collection. Nothocercus intercedens, Salvad. Nothocercus bonapartii, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 548. Nothocercus intercedens, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 513 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 9 (1899). The two eggs of Salvadori's Tinamou in the Collection are smaller and of a darker blue than those of N. frantzii. They measure respectively : 2-8 by 2 ; 2-9 by 2. 2. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. of Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Genus CRYPTURUS, Illig. In this genus the eggs are short regular ellipses, with a tendency to be spheroidal. The colour varies from a pinkish stone-colour to a clay-colour. Crypturus griseiventris, Salvad. Crypturus griseiventris, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 521 (1895) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 9 (1899). The single egg of the Grey-bellied Tinamou in the Collection is of a pinkish stone-colour, and measures 1*82 by 1-4. L Santarem, R. Amazon (H. Wick- SalTin-Godman Coll. ham}. 12 TINAMID,T<;. Crypturus pileatus (Bodd.). Crypturus sovi, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 25, tab. v. fig-. 9 (1845-54). Tinamus meserythrus, Salvin, Ibis, 1861, p. 356. Crypturus pileatus, Scl. $ Sain. P Z. S. 1879, p. 548; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 522 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 9 (1899),. - The eggs of the Little Tinamou are of a reddish clay-colour ; those in the Collection measure respectively : 1-6 by 1-21 ; 1*64 by 1-3; 1-67 by 1-24. 1. Lion Hill, Panama (McLeannan). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Choctum, Guatemala (O. Salvin}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Remedies, Antioquw, U.S. of Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). Crypturus cinnamomeus (Less.). (Plato I. fig. 2.) Tinamus sallsei, Nehrk. J.f. O. 1881, p. 69. Crypturus cinnamomeus, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 541 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 10 (1899). The eggs of Salle's Tinamou in the Collection are of a pinkish stone-colour, and measure respectively: 1*85 by 1'43; 1'73 by 1-45; 1-7 by 1-43. 1. Yucatan (Gaumer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Of uncertain origin. Old Collection. Genus RHYNCHOTUS, Spix. In this genus the eggs are normally biconical in shape, occasionally elliptical. They are of a reddish-purple or purplish-brown colour. Khynchotus rufescens (Temm.). Crypturus rufescens, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vog. p. 24, tab. v. fig. 5 (1845-54). Khynchotus rufescens, Bartktt, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 114, pi. xii. fig. 2 ; Hud- son, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 546 ; Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 209 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 548 (1895); Blaauw, Ibis, 1895, p. 487; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 10 (1899). The eggs of the Rufous Tinamou range from 2'3 to 2'6 in length, and from. 1*57 to 1*8 in breadth. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Zool. Society. Gardens, London). 1. Buenos Ayres. W. H. Hudson, Esq. [P.]. 10. Argentine Republic. D. A. Shennan, Esq. [P.]. 4. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [_C.j. 1. Brazil (Christy). Salvin-Godman Coll. XOTUOPROCTA. XOTHCRA. 13 Genus NOTHOPROCTA, Scl. $ Salv. The eggs of the Tinamous of this genus are biconical in shape. They are usually of a very dark purplish-brown or deep liver- colour. Some are paler and tinged with a reddish hue. Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittl.). (Plate I. fig. 3.) Nothoprocta perdicaria, James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 14 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p.' 553 (1895) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 314 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 11 (1899). The eggs of the Chilian Tinamou vary from 1-8 to 2'1 in length, and from 1'33 to 1'5 in breadth. 18. Central Chili, Sept. Berkeley James Coll. 5. Chili. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Chili. E. C. Reed, Esq. [PJ. 2. Of uncertain origin. H. F. Walker, Esq. [P.]. 3. Of uncertain origin. Capt. Kellett & Lieut. Wood [P.]. 1. Of uncertain origin (A. D. Salvin-Godman Coll. Bartlett}. Nothoprocta curvirostris, Scl. $• Nothoprocta curvirostris, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 556 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 11 (1899). The eggs of the Curved-bill Tinamou are much paler than those of N. perdicaria and have a decided reddish tinge. The two specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 2' 13 by 1*47 • 2-07 by 1-47. 2. Pessucho, Ecuador, March Salvin-Godman Coll. (L.Fraser). Genus NOTHURA, Wagler. The eggs of the two species of Notliura represented in the Collection resemble those of Nothoprocta perdicaria very closely, being of a dark purplish-brown or deep liver-colour. Nothura maculosa (Ternm.). Crypturus maculosus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. p. 26, tab. v. fig. 11 (1845-54). Nothura maculosa, Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 168 ; Scl. fy Huds Argent Orn. ii. p. 211 (1889); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 214; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 214 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 559 (1895) • Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 11 (1899). The eggs of the Spotted Tinamou vary from 1%55 to 1-85 in length, and from 1-15 to 1'35 in breadth. 3. Brazil. Salvin-Godman Coll, 7. Uruguay. O. V. Aplin, Esq. [P.J. 5. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 1. Of uncertain origin. Old Collection. 14 TINAMTDJB. Nothura darwini, Gray. Nothura darwini, Scl. $ Huds. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 547 ; iid. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 213 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 562 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 11 (1899). The single egg of Darwin's Tinamou in the Collection is an elongated ellipse, the two ends being precisely similar. In colour it is undistinguishable from the majority of the eggs of N. maculosa. It measures 2 by 1*25. 1. Uruguay. A. K. MacKinnon, Esq. [P.]. Sub-Family TINAMOTIDINJE. In this sub-family the eggs are usually of a regular elliptical form and always of a green colour. Genus CALOPEZUS, Ridgiv. Calopezus elegans (D'Orb. $ Geoffr.). (Plate I. fig. 4.) Eudromia elegans, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 545. Calodromus elegans, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 311 j id. Zool ' Chali: Exped. viii. p. 152 (1880) ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 214 (1889). Calopezus elegans, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 566 (1895) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 12 (1899). The eggs of the Martineta Tinamou vary in colour from pale yellowish -green to dark sage-green. They measure from 2 to 2*25 in length, and from 1/5 to 1*55 in breadth. 1. South Brazil (G. Hartlaub). Salvin-Godinan Coll. 1. South Brazil (H. Burmeister). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 3. Argentine Republic, Dec. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.l. 2. West Falklands. * Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger.' Genus TINAMOTIS, Vigors. Tinamotis pentlandi, Vigors. (Plate I. fig. 5.) Tinamotis pentlandi, James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 14 (1892) j Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 568 (1895) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 316; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 12 (1899). Of the four eggs of Pentland's Tinamou in the Collection, two * These eggs are certainly those of C. elegans, but some mistake has probably been made regarding the locality in which they were collected. MEGAPODIID-E. 15 are of a bright green and two of a yellowish-green colour, with numerous white chalky specks. They measure respectively : 2'15 by 1-55 ; 1-97 by 1-45 ; 2-22 by 1-5 ; 2-2 by 1-5. 4. Central Chili (L. Landbeck}. Berkeley James Coll. Order GALLIFORMES. Sub-Order MEGAPODII. Family MEGAPODIID.E. The eggs of the Megapodes are usually lengthened and narrow. They are either elliptical or biconical or, occasionally, of a regular oval form. The shell is thin and brittle, rough to the touch, covered with minute pores and glossless. The shell itself appears to be always white, but it is almost invariably covered by a thin calcareous film, which, however, is easily removed and is of a coffee-brown, reddish-brown or pink colour. It is well-known that the Megapodes deposit their eggs in mounds of earth and vegetable matter. During the time that the eggs lie buried in these mounds they undergo considerable changes, and when discovered they seldom exhibit their original colour. The eggs of the Megapodes are remarkably large when compared with the size of the bird. Genus MEGAPODIUS, Q. $ G. Megapodius nicobariensis, Blyth. Megapodius nicobariensis, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. App. pi. ii. (1880) ; Hume, Nests # Eggs, 2nd ed. iii. p. 449 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 447 (1893); Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 384 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 12 (1899). The eggs of the Nicobar Megapode when first laid are of a ruddy- pink colour. After being buried, they turn to pale yellowish-brown, buff or stone-colour. The outer film frequently flakes off in spots, specks and large blotches, causing the shell to be mottled with white. The eggs measure from 3 to 3*4 in length, and from 1/9 to 2-25 in breadth. 4. Trinkut Island, Nicobars, 21st Feb. Hume Coll. 1. Trinkut Island, 23rd Feb. Hume Coll. 3. Trinkut Island, 1st March. Hume Coll. 16 MEOAPODIID2E. 8. Oaraorta, Nicobars, '27 'th Feb. Hume Coll. 4. Nancowry, Nicobars, 17th Feb. Hume Coll. 1. Nancowry, 4th March Hume Coll. 3. Nancowry, 9th March. Hume Coll. 2. Katchall, Nicobars, 19th Feb. Hume Coll. 25. Katchall, 8th March. Hume Coll. 3. Nicobars. Hume Coll. 6. Nicobars. E. H. Man, Esq. [P.]. Megapodius cumingi, Dillw. Megapodius cumingi, Dillwyn, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 118; Whitehead, Ibis, 1888, p. 411 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 449 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 12 (1899). Megapodius dillwini, Steere, List Birds 8f Mamm. Philip, p. 25 (1890). The eggs of Cuming's Megapode are of a ruddy pink or reddish- brown colour, turning to pale brown with incubation ; two specimens in the Collection, however, are dull white. They measure from 2-9 to 3-3 in length, and from 1-8 to 2 in breadth. 2. Philippine Islands. H. Cuming, Esq. [P.]. 2. Philippine Islands. H. Cuming, Esq. 2. Mindanao, Philippines. Steere Exped. 1. [Manila.] Gould Coll. 1. Pulo Papan, N.W. Borneo, Charles Hose, Esq. [P.]. 13th Oct. 1. Labuan. Gould Coll. 1. Of uncertain origin (H. Cuming). Sal vin-Godman Coll. Megapodius eremita, Eartl. Megapodius, sp., Brazier, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 606. Megapodius brenchleyi, Meyer, Ibis, 1890, p. 423. Megapodius eremita, Meyer, Ibis, 1890, p. 423 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 452 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 13 (1899). The eggs of Brenchley's Megapode vary from pink and rufous- brown to dull stone-colour or brownish cream-colour. They measure from 2*8 to 3'05 in length, and from 1'75 to 1/9 in breadth. 9. New Britain, 17th July. J. Brazier, Esq. [P.]. 14. Savu or Galera, Solomon J. Brazier, Esq. [P.J. Group, 9th Aug. 1. Treasury Island, Solomon J. Brazier, Esq. [P.]. Group, 25th Aug. 3. Solomon Islands, Dec. Gould Coll. (J. Macgittivray). Megapodius duperreyi, Less, fy Gam. Megapodius tumulus, Macgillivray, Voy. ' Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Au&tr. ii. p. 167 (1865) ; Campbell, N. 8? E. Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883); North, N. $ E. Austr. Birds, p. 282 (1889). Megapodius, sp., Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 607. MEGA.PODIUS. 17 Mesyapodius duperreyi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 454 (1893) ; " Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 13 (1899) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1899, p. 16. The eggs of Duperrey's Megapode vary from reddish-brown to pale buff or dull cream-colour. They measure from 3*2 to 4 in length, and from 2-05 to 2-2 in breadth. 1. New Guinea. Rev. W. Wyatt Gill [P.]. 1. Aru Islands. Gould Coll. 1. Endeavour Straits. Gould Coll. 2. Port Essington, Nov. Gould Coll. 2. Cape York, Oct. Gould Coll. 2. Cape York, Oct. (Capt. Voy. II.M.S. 'Rattlesnake.' Stanley). 3. N.W. Australia. The Earl of Derby [P.]. Megapodius layardi, Tristr. Megapodius brazieri, Scl. P. Z. S. 1809, p. 528. Megapodius, sp., Brenchley, Cruise of the 'Curaqoa,' p. 241 (1873). Megapodius layardi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 450 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 13 (1899). The eggs of Layard's Megapode are brown, dull pink or stone- coloured. They measure from 3'1 to 3*4 in length, and from 1-95 to 2 in breadth. 2. Vanua Lava, Banks 's Group, J. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. New Hebrides. 1. Vanua Lava, Aug. J. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. 1. Banks's Islands, New Hebrides P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P."]. (J. Brazier). 1. Tanna, New Hebrides, 5th Dec. Voy. H.M.S. ' Herald.' (J. Macyillivruy). Megapodius pritchardi, Gray. Megapodius burnabyi, Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 290. Megapodius stain, Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 290; Whitmee Ibis, 1875, p. 447. Megapodius pritchardi, Finsch 8f Hartl. Fauna Centralpolyn. p 153, pi. ii. fig. 5 (1867) : Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 461 (1893) Sharpe Hand-l i. p. 13 (1899). The eggs of Pritchard's Megapode are subject to much variation, being reddish-brown, pinkish, stone-coloured, brown or whitish. They measure from 2-95 to 3f15 in length, and from 1-6 to 1'9 in breadth. 1. Nina-fou or Hope Island. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C.]. 1. Nina-fou. Dr. G. Bennett PP.]. 2. Nina-fou. R. B. Leaf, Esq. [P.]. 1. Hapai Island, near Tongatabu. Lieut. Burnaby [P.]. 1. Samoa Islands. Rev. J. B. Stair [P.]. VOL. I. C IS MEGAPODIIDJB. Genus LIPOA, Gould. Lipoa ocellata, Gould. Megapodius (Leipoa) ocellatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 12, tab. xii. fig. 2 (1845-54). Leipoa ocellata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 155 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) : North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 281 (1889). Lipoa ocellata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 463 (1893) ; Le Scwef, Ibis, 1899, p. 10 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 13 (1899). Of the eggs of the Ocellated Megapode Mr. North writes : — " Eggs when fresh are of a delicate pinky-white, but after re- maining in the mound a few days they become a dirty reddish brown." They measure from 3-45 to 3' 75 in length, and from 2-15 to 2-4 in breadth. 2. Australia. Gould Coll. 1. W. Australia (/. Gould). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. S. Australia. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. [P.]. Genus TALEGALLUS, Less. Talegallus cuvieri, Less. Talegallus cuvieri, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 465 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 13 (1899). The only egg of Cuvier's Brush-Turkey in the Collection is brownish buff with a pinkish tinge. It measures 3*75 by 2'5. 1. New Guinea. Old Collection. Genus CATHETUEUS, Swains. Catheturus lathami (Lath.). Megapodius (Talegallus) lathami, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 12, tab. xii. fig. 1 (1845-54). Talegalla lathami, Macgillivray, Voy. l Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; Bartlett, P. Z, S. 1860, p. 426. Talegallus lathami, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 150 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p 279 (1889). Catheturus lathami, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 468 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 14 (1899) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1899, p. 14. The eggs of the Australian Brush-Turkey are white, generally stained with some yellowish smears. They measure from 3*4 to 3'75 in length, and from 2'3 to 2'45 in breadth. 1 . Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Australia (J. Gould). Salviu-Godman Coll. 1. Cape York, Nov. Gould Coll. CRAC1D.E. 19 •2. Cape York, 31st Nov. (Capt. Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' Stanley}. 1. Queensland. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.], 1. Laid in confinement (Lilford Lord Lilford [P.]. Aviaries). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godrnan Coll. dens, London) . Genus MEGALOCEPHALUM, Temm. Megalocephalum maleo, Hard. Me^apodius (Megacephaloma) maleo, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. p. 11. tab. iv. fig. 1 (1845-54). Megacephalon maleo, Wallace, Ibis, 1860, p. 142 ; Meyer, Ibis, 1879, p. 139 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 472 (1893) ; Meyer $ Wigksw. B. Celebes, ii. p. 678 (1898). Megacephalum maleo, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 14 (1899). The three eggs of the Maleo in the Collection are reddish buff, and measure respectively: 4-3 by 2-3; 4'05 by 2-4 ; 4-15 by 2-45. 1. Menado, Celebes (A. R. Salvin-Godman Coll. Wallace}. 1. Celebes. Gould Coll. 1. Purchased at Malacca. H. Cumiug, Esq. [P.]. Sub-Order GRACES. Family CRACID^E. The eggs of the Curassows are, as a rule, pointed at both ends or biconical. Some, however, are lengthened ellipses and others are spheroidal in shape. The shell is very coarse and granulated. The eggs of a few species have a slight gloss ; those of the majority are glossless. The colour is dull white, turning to parchment- white or yellowish white with incubation. When the series is fairly extensive, speci- mens exhibiting all these variations of colour are represented, and therefore it has not been thought necessary to describe the eggs of each species in the Collection in detail. Little is known or recorded about the eggs of these birds. It will be seen that very many of the specimens in the Museum have been laid in confinement. Genus CRAX, Linn. Crax alector, Linn. Crax alector, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 475 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 14 (1899). c2 20 CKACIDJ3. The eggs of the Crested Curassow measure from 3-3 to 3'7 in length, and from 2-45 to 2'75 in breadth. 8. Guiana. Gould Coll. 1. Guiana. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). Crax globicera, Linn. Crax globicera, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 478 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 14 (1899). The eggs of the Mexican Curassow measure from 3*3 to 3*85 in length, and from 2-5 to 2-8 in breadth. 8. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. dens, London). 1. Laid in confinement (Surrey E. Cross, Esq. [P.]. Zool. Gardens, 28th May). 2. British Honduras, 20th April Salvin-Godman Coll. (F. Blancaneaux). Crax carunculata, Temm. Crax carunculata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 431 (1893) ; ShayiM, Hand-l. i. p. 15 (1899). The single egg of the Wattled Curassow in the Collection measures 3'24 by 2-35. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). Genus MITITA, Less. Mitua mitu (Linn.}. Mitua mitu, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 485 (1893) ; Sharpe Hand-l. i. p. 15 (1899). The four eggs of the Razor-billed Curassow in the Collection measure respectively: 3-85 by 2-25 ; 3-65 by 2'47; 3-65 by 2-25 ; 3-85 by 2-45. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Societv. dens, London). 1. Laid in confinement, 18th April Zool. Society. (Zool. Gardens, London). 1 . Laid in confinement, 19th April Zool. Society. (Zool. Gardens, London). Genus PAUXIS, Temm. Pauxis pauxi (Linn.}. Tauxis galeata, Roicley, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 084. Pauxis pauxi, Grant,' Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 488 (1893) ; Sharpe. Hand-L i. p. 15 (1899). PENELOPE. OR1ALIS. 21 The two eggs of the Helmeted Curassow in the Collection measure respectively : 3*5 by 2-6 ; 3'48 by 2*42. •2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gould Coll. Gardens, London). Genus PENELOPE, Men-em. Penelope pileata, Wagler. Penelope pileata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 500 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 16 (1899). The egg of the White-headed Penelope in the Collection measures 2-95 by 2-05. 1 . Laid in confinement (Zool. Zool. Society. Gardens, London). Genus ORTALIS, Mcrrem. I Ortalis ruficauda (Jard.). Ortalis ruficauda, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 507 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 17 (1899). The egg of Jardine's Guan in the Collection measures 2-45 by 1-7. 1. Tobago. Salvin-Godman Coll. Ortalis albiventris ( Wagl.}. Urtalis albiventris, Forbes, Ibis, 1881, p. 357 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 508 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 17 (1899). The dimensions of the egg of the White-bellied Guan in the Collection are 2-3 by 1-55. 1. La Grande, Guatemala, 19th Salvin-Godman Coll. March. Ortalis maccalli, Baird. Ortalida vetula, var. maccalli, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 398 (1874). Ortalis vetula maccalli, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 119, pi. iii. fig. 16 (1892). ( Jrtalis vetula, pt., Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 512 (1893). Ortalis maccalli, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 17 (1899). The egg of the Lesser Grey-headed Guan in the Collection measures 2-3 by 1-59. 1. Texas ( Smiths. List.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 22 CRACID2E. TETRAONIDJC. Genus ABURRIA, Eeiclienb. Aburria aburri (Less.}. Aburria carunculata, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 544. Aburria aburri, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 520 (1893) j SMrpe. Hand-l. i. p. 18 (1899). The two eggs of the Black Wattled Guan in the Collection measure respectively : 2*8 by 2 ; 2-65 by 1/9. 1. Frontino, Antioquia, U.S. Salvin-Godman Coll. Colombia (T. K. Salmon). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Zool. Society. Gardens, London). Genus CHAMJEPETES, Wagler. Chamaepetes goudoti (Less.). Cbamsepetes goudoti, Scl & Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 544 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 521 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 18 (1899). The egg of the Eufous-breasted Sickle-winged Guan in the Col- lection measures 2-8 by 2. 1. Eetiro, Antioquia, U.S. Colom- Salvin-Godman Coll. bia (T. K. Salmon). Sub-Order PHASIANI. Family TETBAONID^E. The eggs of the Grouse are normally of a true oval form, but occasionally they are elliptical or even pyriform. The shell is smooth with a small amount of gloss, and is generally pitted with very minute pores. Genus LAGOPUS, Briss. The eggs of the True Grouse are cream-coloured, stone-coloured, reddish buif or pale olive, marked with specks, spots and blotches of dark red-brown or chocolate-brown, frequently so dark as to appear black. Some are covered with spots and small blotches ; others with well-defined blotches only ; and others again with huge confluent patches which almost entirely conceal the ground-colour. An occasional example may be met with which is unmarked and of a whitish colour. The eggs of the different species of True Grouse cannot be separated with any certainty either by size or colour. LAGOPUS. 23 Lagopus scoticus (Lath.}. Tetrao albus, Thien. Fortpfanz. ges. Vog. p. 39, tab. viii. figs. 6 a, b, c, d (1845-54). Lagopus scoticus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 46. fig. 5 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Ear. vii. p. 165 (1873); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 35 (1893); Sharp', Hund-l. i. p. 18 (1899). Tetrao scoticus, Hewitson, Egqs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 279, pi. Ixx. figs. i, ii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 428, pi. 20 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds,?. 272, pi. 59. figs. 10, 12 (1896). The eggs of the Red Grouse measure from 1/6 to 1'9 in length, and from 1-18 to 1-28 in breadth. G. 8. 4. •2. 2. 6. 3. 9. 11. 2. 4. 9. 5. 5. 5. 8. Orphir, Orkneys (Hargitt Coll.}. Scuir Marksie, Loch Luichart, Ross-shire, 10th May ( W. McRae: Hargitt Coll.}. Scuir Marksie, 10th May (W. McR. : Hargitt Coll.}. Scuir Achadhuire, Loch Luichart, 14th May ( W. McR. : Hargitt Coll.}. Scuir Achadhuire (W. McR.; Hargitt Coll.}. Duclash, Loch Luichart, 30th April ( W. McR. : Hargitt Cott.}. Near Cluny, Ross-shire ( W. McR.: Hargitt Cott}. Cluny, June ( W. McR. : Hargitt Coll.}. Cluny, June (Hargitt Coll.). Doriscluan, Ross-shire (Hargitt Coll.}. Between Cluny and Glen Shiel, 20th May (Hargitt Coll.). Knockie, Inverness-shire (J. Richmond: Hargitt Coll.). Inverness-shire ( W. McR. : Hargitt Coll.}. Forfar. Derbyshire, 16th May. Strines, Derbyshire, 28th May (H. Seebohm). Ashopton, Derbyshire, 28th May (H. &). Ashopton, 28th May (H. S.). Ramsley Moor, Derbyshire ( 0. &). Lambourne Downs, Berkshire. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godinan Coll. N. H. Valpy, Esq. [P.]. Lagopus lagopus (Linn.). Tetrao lagopus, Thien. Fortnflanz. ges. Vog. p. 38, tab. viii. figs. 7 a, b, c, d (1845-54). Lagopus albus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 46. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 183 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 457 (1874) ; Seebohm fy Hari'ie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 220 ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 148. Tetrao saliceti, P. 8f S. Godman, Ibis, 1861, p. 85 ; Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 212, pi. — (1867). Lagopus lagopus, MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mm. xiv. p. 430 (1891); Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 69, pi. ii. figs. 5-10 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 40 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 18 (1899). 24 The eggs of the Willow-Grouse measure from 1-55 to l'S5 in length, and from 1*15 to 1-25 in breadth. 5. Fort Anderson, Arctic America, 8th June (_R. M ac Far lane : Henshaw Coll.}. 5. Fort Anderson, 8th June (R. McF. : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Fort Anderson, 8th June (R. McF.: Smiths. Inst.}. 4. Anderson River, 10th June (R. McF.: Smiths. Inst.}. 6. Anderson River, 26th June (R. McF. : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Bodo, Norway, 6th Feb. (P. $ F. God-man). 8. Sweden. 3. Sweden. 4. Scandinavia (Hargitt ColL}. 10. Lapland (Nordm). 7. Lake Enar, Lapland (Nordvi). 4. Petchora R., lat. 68° N., 20th June (H. Seebohm $ J. A. Har vie- Brown). 7. Petchora R., lat. 68° N., 19th June (H. S. $ J. A. H.-B.). 5. Yenesei R., lat. 66|° N., 4th July (H. S.). 3. Yenesei R., lat. 70^° N. (H. S.). 3. Yenesei R., lat. 71|°N., 3rd July (H. S.). 5. Yenesei R., lat. 71£°N., 3rd July (//. S.). 1. Altai Mountains. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman ColL Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. H.F.Walter, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. St. George Littledale, Esq. [P.]. Lagopus mutus (Montin). Lagopus montanus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 46. fig. 1 (1855-63). Lagopus alpinus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 46. fig. 3 (1855-63) Wheelwright, Spring fy Summ. in Lapland, p. 315 (1871). Tetrao lagopus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 280, pi. Ixx. fig. iii (1856). Lagopus mutus, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 157 (1874) ; Grant, Cat, Birds B. M. xxii. p. 44 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 18 (1899). Tetrao mutus, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 424, pi. 20 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 271, pi. 59. figs. 4, 6 (1896). The eggs of the Common Ptarmigan, as a rule, are paler than the eggs of L. scoticus, and the markings are not so dense. They measure from 1-5 to 1-75 in length, and from 1*15 to 1'3 in breadth. 7. Near Cluny, Ross-shire, 23rd May Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.). 7. Ross, 23rd May (E. Hargitt). 1. Drumnadrochit, Inverness (A. Lawler : Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Grampians, May (A. Newton). 9. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). 6. St. Gothard, Switzerland (Donazien). 9. Switzerland (Dr. Rey). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. LAGOFUS. LTRURUS. 25 Lagopus rupestris (6'»i.). Lagopus islandicus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 46. fig1. 2 (1855-63). Lagopus rupestris, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 175 (1874) ; MncFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 431 (1891) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 75, pi. ii. figs. 11-15 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 48 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 18 (1899). Lagopus mut us, var. rupestris, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, Hi. p. 462 (1874). Tetrao mutus, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 372 (1890). The eggs of the Bock-Ptarmigan have the markings intensely dark. They measure from 1'6 to 1-8 in length, and from 1-15 to 1/25 in breadth. L Bering Island, 25th June. 7. Japan (H. Pryer). 4. Anderson "River, Arctic Am erica, 1st July (R. MacFarlane : Smiths. Inst.). 5. Labrador. 3. Greenland. 3. Greenland. 3. Greenland (Erichson). 5. Greenland (H. C. Mutter). 11. Christianshaab, Disco Bay, Greenland, 14th June. 7. Godhaab, Greenland. 5. Iceland ( W. Proctor}. (). Iceland ( W. P.). 8. Ice! and ( T. Krilper) . G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Sir H. Peek [P.]. Governor Holboll [C.]. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Genus LYRURUS, Swains. Lyrurus tetrix (Linn.). Tetrao tetrix, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. p. 42, tab. ix. figs. 2«, b (1845- 54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 278, pi. Ixix. fig. i (1856); Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 205 (1873) ; Seebohm $ Harvie-Broivn, Ibis, 1876, p. 221 ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 435, pi. 20 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 273, pi. 59. fig. 7 (1896). Lyrurus tetrix, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 29. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 53 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 19 (1899). The eggs of the Black Grouse are of various shades of cream-colour, pale yellow and reddish buff, marked with specks, spots and blotches of reddish brown. Some are marked only with small spots ; others with both spots and blotches, many of the latter being of con- siderable size. Occasionally a specimen has a decidedly greenish tinge. They measure from 1-9 to 2-1 in length, and from 1-35 to 1-45 in breadth. 5. Kidesdale, Scotland, 10th July. Seebohm Coll. o. Glen Shiel, Koss-shire, 23rd May Seebohm Coll. (E. Hargitt}. 26 TETRAONID.E. 8. Achmore, Loch Luichart, 20th Seebohm Coll. May (W. McRae: Hanjitt Coil,}. 5. Glen Luine, Inverness ( W. McR. : Seebohm Coll. Harqitt Coll). 2. Crietf; N.B., 28th May. W. E. Ojnlvie Grant, Esq. [K]. 2. Dumfries-shire (C. Edmondson : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. 7. Cumberland (Heysham}. Gould Coll. 2. Longshaw, Derbyshire, June Salvin-Godman Coll. (O.8.). 1. Lyndhurst, New Forest, May Salvin-Godman Coll. (F. D. Godman). 2. Wolmer Forest, 13th June. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 3. Farnham, Surrey, June ( F. D. G.*). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Norway. Sir T. Wilson [P.] 2. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Sweden. S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. 6. Livonia (Russow}. Seebohm Coll. 1. Moscow, 5th May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Petchora R., lat. 68° N., 12th June Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm $ J. A. Harvie- Browri). Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi (Tacz.). (Plate II. fig. 3.) Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, Dresser, Birds Fur. vii. p. 219 (1876). Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 58 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l.i. p. 19 (1899). The eggs of the Caucasian Black Grouse are cream-coloured, speckled and spotted with very pale yellowish brown. Two specimens measure respectively : 1-95 by 1'35 ; 2 by 1-35. 2. Caucasus. Count Branicki [P.]. Genus TETRAO, Linn. Tetrao urogallus, Linn. Tetrao urogallus, Thien. Fortpflcmz. ges. V'og. p. 40, tab. ix. figs. 1 a, b (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Fur. Vocj. tab. 29. fig. 2 (1855-63): Dresser, Birds Fur. vii. p. 223 (1873) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 440, pi. 21 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 60 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 274, pi. 59. fig. 11 (1896) ; Sharpc, Hand-l. i. p. 19 (1899). The eggs of the Capercailzie are broad ovals. The shell is slightly rough and possesses only a small amount of gloss. They are very uniformly of a pale reddish buff, marked with specks, spots and small blotches of reddish brown. In some, the markings consist only of small specks very closely set over the shell ; in others, they consist of both specks and spots ; in others, again, the markingvS consist of spots and a number of small blotches of irregular shape. They measure from 2 to 2'4 in length, and from 1'6 to 1*7 in breadth. CANACHITES. DEXDEAGAPUS. 27 5. Inverness-shire (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. I . Sweden. S. O. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. ~2. Sweden. Salvin-Godmnn Coll. 1. Sweden (H. W. Wheelwright : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}, 5. Russian Lapland (J. Wolley). Seebohm Coll. 2. Lapland, 8th March (J. W.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Lapland (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Livonia (Russow). Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 15th May ( T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 2. Pomerania, 8th May (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. Genus CANACHITES, Stejn. Canachites canadensis (Linn.). Tetrao canadensis, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 283. Canace canadensis, var. canadensis, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Ainer. Birds, iii. p. 416 (1874). Dendragapus canadensis, Bend-ire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 51, pi. i. figs. 20-23 (1892). Canachites canadensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 69 (1893) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 19 (1899). The eggs of the Canada Grouse are of a reddish-buff colour, spotted and boldly blotched with deep chocolate -brown. The specimens in the Collection measure from 1-52 to 1*75 in length, and from 1'lri to 1-2 in breadth. 1. N.America. Purchased of Warwick. 1. N. America (Smiths. InsL). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Fort Rae, Gt. Slave Lake Salvin-Godman Coll. (Henshaw Coll.). 1. Mackenzie River District. B. R. Ross Esq. [P.]. 2. Rocky Mountains, British N. Amer. Bound. Cornm. Columbia (J. K. Lord). Genus DENDRAGAPTJS, Elliot. Dendragapus richardsoni (Dougl.). Tetrao obscurus, Lord, Proc. R. A. Inst., Woolwicli, iv. p. 339 (1865). Dendragapus obscurus, var. richardsoni, Baird, B reiver $ Ridr/w. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 427 (1874) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 50 (1892) *. Dendragapus richardsoni, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 76 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 20 (1899). The two eggs of Richardson's Capercailzie in the Collection are of a creamy-buff colour, thickly sprinkled all over with small spots and irregular marks of pale rufous brown. They measure respectively : 1-82 by 1-25 ; 1-8:3 by 1-28. 2. Rocky Mountains, British Co- N. Amer. Bound. Comm. lumbia (J. K. Lord). * The eggs of the allied species, D. fuliginosiis, are figured by Bendire, t. c. pi. i. figs. 10-19. *Q TETEAON1DJS. Genus TYMPANUCHUS, GUger. Tyinpanuchus americanus (ReicJienb.). Cupidonia americana, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog, tab. 77. fig. 4 (1855-63). Cupidonia cupido, var. cupido, Baird, Brewer § Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 440, part (1874). Tympanuchus americanus, Bendire, Life Hist. N.A. Birds, i. p. 88, pi. ii. figs. 18-20 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 78 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 20 (1899). The eggs of the Prairie-Hen vary from cream-colour to olive- buff. Some are perfectly unmarked ; others are sprinkled with minute dots and spots of deep reddish brown, chiefly at the small end ; and others again are mottled with streaky spots of pale rufous and brown. They measure from 1'65 to 1'75 in length, and from 1-22 to 1-3 in breadth. 6. Red River Prairie, Canada, 21st N. Amer. Bound. Coumi. June (G. M. Dawson). 1. N. America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Winnebogo, Illinois ( J. W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Tolm an: Hen shaiv Coll. ) . 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Zool. Society. Gardens, London). Genus CENTROCERCUS, Swains. Centrocercus urophasianus (Bp.). Centrocercus urophasianus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgzu. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 429 (1874) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 106, pi. iii. figs. 11-13 (1892); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 81 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 20 (1899). The eggs of the Sage-Grouse are of a brownish cream-colour or pale greenish stone- col our, marked all over with spots and small blotches of a deep reddish-brown or chocolate colour. They measure from 2-07 to 2-2 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-55 in breadth. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Gilmer, Wyoming Territory Salvin-Godman Coll, (H. R. Durkee : Hmshaw Coll.}. Genus PEDICECETES, Baird. Pedicecetes phasianellus (Linn.). Pedicecetes phasiauellus, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 283 ; Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 8; 1863, p. 124; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 20 (1899). Pedicecetes phasianellus, var. phasianellus, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 434 (1874). Pedioosetes phasianellus, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 139 (1887) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 97, pi. iii. figs. 3-5 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 82 (1893). The eggs of the Northern Sharp-tailed Grouse vary in colour PBDIOECETES. — BONASA . 29 from dark cream to brownish buff. Many arc unmarked ; others are very sparingly speckled with deep reddish brown or purplish brown. They measure from 1-63 to 1*77 in length, and from 1/22 to 1-26 in breadth. 4. [N. America.] Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Yukon, Alaska, 29th May Salvin-Godman Coll. (t7. Lockhart : Smiths. Inst.). 4. Fort Yukon, Alaska (S. Jones : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaiv Coll.}. 1. Fort Resolution. B. R. Eos?, Esq. [P.]. 1. Carltou, Canada, 21st May (Copt. Salvin-Godman Coll. Blakistoii}. Pedioecetes columbianus (Ord). Pedicecetes phasianellus, var. columbianus, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 436 (1874). Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus, Coues, Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 630 (1878). PediocaBtes phasianellus columbianus, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, \. p. 98, pi. iii. figs. 6-8 (1892). Pedioca3tes columbianus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 83 (1893). Pedioecetes columbianus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 20 (1899). The three eggs of the Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse in the Collection are of a dark buff-colour, very minutely speckled with dark brown over the whole shell. They can be matched very closely by some of the eggs of P. phasianellus. They measure respectively : 1-65 by 1-2; 1-6 by 1-2 ; 1-65 by 1-18. •5. Pembina, Dakota, llth June Salvin-Godman Coll. (E. Coues ; Smiths. Inst.). Genus BONASA, Steph. Bonasa umbellus (Linn.). Tetrao umbellus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 45, tab. ix. fig. 4 (1845-54). Bonasia umbellus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 77. fig. 5 (1855-63). Bonasa umbellus, Ross, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 283 ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 59, pi. ii. fig. 1 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 85 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 21 (1899). Bonasa umbellus, var. umbellus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds. iii. p. 448 (1874). Bonasa umbellus, var. umbelloides *, iid. t. c. p. 453. Bonasa umbellus, var. sabini, iid. t. c. p. 454. Bonasa umbellus togata, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 64, pi. ii. fig. 2. Bonasa umbellus umbelloides, id. t. c. p. 67, pi. ii. fig. 3. Bonasa umbellus sabini, id. t. c. p. 08, pi. ii. tig. 4. Bonasa togata, Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 21 (1899;. Bonasa umbelloides, id. t. c. p. 21. Bonasa sabinei,zW. t. c. p. 21. * I follow Mr. Grant in uniting all the races of this species. Dr. Sliarpe keeps them separate, but quotes Professor Coues to the effect that B. togata cannot be upheld, though B. umbelloides and B. sabinci are fairly recognizable. 30 TETRAOKID.E. The eggs of the different races of the Ruffed Grouse are ex- tremely variable in colour. The majority are of various shades o£ cream- colour : some are perfectly unmarked : others show a few small spots of pale rufous : a few are rather profusely spotted with pale reddish brown, and some are marked with a, few pale washed-out purple blotches. Three specimens in the Collec- tion are of a buff-colour, minutely but thickly speckled with dark rufous. One specimen is unusually large and measures 1-8 by 1*35. Others of normal size measure from 1'45 to 1'7 in length, and from I'l to 1-3 in breadth. 4. N.W.America. Gould Coll. 1. N. America. A. D. Bartlett, Esq. [P.]. 3. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Mackenzie River District. B. R, Ross, Esq. [P.]. 1. Fort Simpson, 7th June. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.J. 2. British Columbia (J. K. Lord}. N. Amer. Bound. Comm. 3. Musquash River, New Bruus- Salvin-Godman Coll. wick, May (Arthur Dresser], (>. Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus TETRASTES, Keys. $ Bias. Tetrastes bonasia (Linn.). Tetrao bonasia, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 46, tab. ix. figs. 5 a, h (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 203, pi. — (1867). Bonasia sylvestris, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 29. fig. 1 (1855-63). Bonasa betulina, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 193 (1871). Tetrastes bonasia, Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 147 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 90 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 21 (1899). The eggs of the Hazel-Grouse vary from cream-colour to reddish buff, and are much speckled and spotted, and sometimes blotched, either with deep reddish brown or with pale rufous. They measure from 1-45 to 1-6 in length, and from 1*08 to 1'2 in breadth. Northern Europe. ' Purchased of Warwick. Sweden. S. 0. Sahliu, Esq. [P.]. Lapland, 16th & 17th June Salvin-Godman Coll. (J. Wolley). 2. Archangel (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 3. Vosges Mountains (Mouzel: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 8. Yenese'i, lat. 66|° N., 25th June Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm). PHASIANIDJ5. 31 Family PHASIANID^. The eggs of the Pheasants and Partridges vary greatly in form and colour. Typically they resemble in shape the egg of the common domestic Fowl, but in some species they are pyriform, and in others of a spheroidal shape. The shell, as a rule, possesses a considerable amount of gloss and is covered with pores or pits which vary in depth and distinctness in proportion to the size of the eggs. When these are small, the pores are nearly obsolete, when large they are deep and conspicuous. Genus TETRAOGALLUS, J. E. Gray. The eggs of the species of Snow-Cocks bear a very close resemblance to each other. They are of a regular oval shape and the shell is moderately fine and glossy. The ground varies from buff to pale olive-brown or stone-colour and this is speckled and spotted, and occasionally blotched, with pale chestnut, purple and umber- brown. Tetraogallus tibetamis, Gould. (Plate II. fig. 7.) Tetraogallus tibetamis, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 275 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 104 (1893) ; Gates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 205 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 22 (1899). The single egg of the Tibetan Snow-Cock in the Collection measures 2-4 by 1*7. 1 . 3 miles south of the Pangour Tso, Hume Coll. Tibet. Tetraogallus altaicus (Gebler). (Plate II. fig. 8.) Tetraogallus altaicus, Grant, Cat. Birds £. M. xxii. p. 110 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 22 (1899). The two eggs of the Altai Snow- Cock in the Collection are of precisely the same size and measure 2'65 by 1-85. 2. Altai Mountains, 3rd May (C. A. Seebohm Coll. Tancre). Tetraogallus himalayensis (J. E. Gray}. Tetraogallus himalayensis, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 207 (1879), iii. App. pi. iii. (1880) ; Biddulph, Ibis, 1881, p. 93; Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 586 ; Outes ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 426 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 106 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 201 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 22 (1899). One egg of the Himalayan Snow-Cock in the Collection is abnormal, the ground being cream-coloured, spotted with pale purple. 32 PHA8IAXIDJ!. The eggs vary from 2-5 to 2-8 in length, and from 1/75 to 2 in breadth. 1. Samarcand, 21st April. Seebohui Coll. 1. Gilgit, 10,000 feet, 28th April Seebohm Coll. (Dr. Scully). 6. Ladak. Hume Coll. 4. Nelang, 14,000 feet, 10th June. Hume Coll. 1. Lahoul. Hume Coll. 6. Hills near Gangaotri. Hume Coll. 1. Himalayas. Major Charlton [P.]. 5. Himalayas. Hume Coll. Tetraogallus caspius((7m.). Tetraogallus caspius, Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 29 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 241 (1878) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 108 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 22 (1899). The eggs of the Caspian Snow-Cock measure 2' 6 in length, and from 1*8 to 1*87 in breadth. 4. Taurus, Asia Minor, 23rd April. C. G. Danford, Esq. [P.]. 2. Taurus, 25th April. C. G. Daiiford, Esq. [P.]. Tetraogallus caucasicus (Pall.). Oreotetrax caspia, Cab. J.f. O. 1873, p. 63, tab. iii. fig. 36. Tetraogallus caucasicus, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. Ill, pi. — (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 237 (1878) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 109 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 22 (1899). Megaloperdix caucasica, Lorenz, Beitr. Orn. Kaukas. p. 55 (1887). The eggs of the Caucasian Snow-Cock measure from 2-55 to 2- 7 in length, and from 1'7 to 1'75 in breadth. 2. Caucasus (Lorenz). Seebohm Coll. 2. Caucasus, 22nd Ma}'. Seebohm Coll. Genus CACCABIS, Kaup. The eggs of the Red-legged Partridges are typically of a regular oval form, but pyriform eggs are of frequent occurrence. They vary in colour from a pale creamy white to a pale creamy buff and they are generally spotted. The shell is smooth and glossy. Caccabis saxatilis (Wolf $ Meyer). Perdix prseca, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voq. p. 27, tab. vii. figs. 5 a. b (1845-54). Perdix saxatilis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 21. fig. 3 (1855-63). Caccabis saxatilis, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 93 (1875) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. Ill (1893) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 22 (1899). The markings on the eggs of the Rock Red-legged Partridge consist of specks and small spots of pale reddish brown or purplish CACCABTS. 33 grey, evenly distributed over the shell. Some examples have small blotches in addition to spots. They measure from 1*7 to 1'85 in length, and from 1*2 to 1-3 in breadth. 2. Swiss Alps, June. Seebohm Coll. 2. Swiss Alps. Seebohm Coll. 4. Switzerland. Seebohm Coll. 8. Switzerland. Seebohm Coll. Caccabis chukar (J. E. Gray}. Perdix s^eca, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Bree, Birds Bur. iii. p. 242, pi. — (1867). Caccabis saxatilis, Simpson, Ibis, 1860, p. 388; Tristram, Ibis, 1868, p. 213. Caccabis chukar, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 97 (1875) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 113 (1893); Oates, Game Birds Ind. \. p. 179 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 22 (1899). Caccabis chukor, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 33 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 431 (1890). Eggs of the Chukor Partridge taken in Greece are frequently unmarked. Those from the Grecian Archipelago and Cyprus are for the most part slightly spotted, and there are only t\vo specimens in the Collection from these parts which may be said to be boldly marked. More to the eastward the eggs of this species are found to be in all cases spotted and frequently blotched with purplish, reddish or yellowish brown, and with grey and pink. They measure from 1%55 to 1-9 in length, and from 1*15 to 1*3 in breadth. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. dens, London). 2. Athens, llth April (T. Krilper). Seebohm Coll. 9. Athens, 26th April (Seebohm $ Seebohm Coll. Krilper}. 3. Delphi, Greece, 3rd May (8. $ K.}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Delphi, 3rd May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Tzipiana, Greece, 6th May ( W. II. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Simpson). 2. The Cyclades, 15th Aug. (T. Seebohm Coll. Krilper). 4. Cyprus. Lord Lilford [P.]. 2. Mount Sinai. Gould Coll. 1. Marsaba, Palestine, 30th March Salvin-Godman Coll. (H. B. Tristram). 6. Moab, March. Canon Tristram [C. 6. Jericho, March. Canon Tristram [C. 6. Jericho, March (H. B. Tristram}. Salvin-Godman Col 4. Kirina, Persia, 1st Oct. Sir Kenneth Loftus [P. 5. Kurdistan, 24th May. Sir Kenneth Loftus [P. 2. Tibet, 29th July, * 16,000 feet Hume Coll. (F. Wilson). 2. India. Gould Coll. 16. Agrore Valley, May. Hume Coll. VOL. I. 34 PHASIANID.2E. 5. Punjab. Prof. Oldham [P.]. 3. Dhurumsala, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. 12th April. 5. Kooloo, 1st April. Hume Coll. 3. Nelang, 10th June. Hume Coll. 5. Bussahir, 18th May. Hume Coll. 4. Wild Rose Camp, 29th June. Sir W. M. Conway [P.]. 9. Kotegurh, 9th March. Hume Coll. 5. Kotegurh, 10th March. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegurh, 10th April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 10th April. Hume Coll. 12. Kotegurh, 17th April. Hume Coll. 9. Kotegurh, 18th April. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 19th April. Hume Coll. 13. Kotegurh, 20th April. Hume Coll. 6. Kotegurh, 21st April. Hume Coll. 6. Kotegurh, 23rd April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 30th April. Hume Coll. 8. Kotegurh, 30th April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 10th May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 16th May. Hume Coll. 5. Kotegurh, 18th May. Hume Coll. 15. Kotegurh, 20th May. Hume Coll. Kotegurh, 31st May. Hume Coll. Caccabis rufa (Linn.). Perdix rubra, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Fog. p. 29, tab. vii. figs. 6, a, b (1845- 54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 21. fig. 2 (1855-63). Perdix rufa, Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 282, pi. Ixxi. fig. ii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 457, pi. 20 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 276, pi. 59. fig. 8 (1896). Caccabis rufa, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 223 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 103 (1875) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 118 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 22 (1899). The eggs of the Common lied-legged Partridge closely resemble those of C. chukar, but are apparently always spotted. They measure from 1-5 to 1-6 in length, and from 1-15 to 1-25 in breadth. 6. Great Britain (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Cumberland (Hey sham). Gould Coll. 5. Cambridge (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Elveden, Norfolk (A. Neivton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 9. Loughton, Essex (J. W. Matt- Salvin-Godman Coll. land). 2. Charlton Park, Kent. Sir T. Wilson [P.]. 1, Malaga, Spain, 1st June (H. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 1. Malaga, 8th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 10. Seville, Spain, 20th May (Ruiz). Seebohm Coll. 2. Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Caccabis petrosa (Gm.). Perdix petrosa, Thien. Fortfrflanz. ges.Vog. p. 28, tab. vii. fig. 7 (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 21. fig. 4 (1855-63). Oaccabis petrosa, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 353 j Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 72 ; CACCABIS. AMMOPEKDIX. 35 Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 223 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. Ill (1875) ; Divon, Ibis, 1882, p. 577 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 120 (1893) ; Irby, Orn. Sir. Oibr. 2nd ed. p. 239 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 22 (1899). The eggs of the Barbary Red-legged Partridge are more variable in colour than those of any other species of the genus. Some are very minutely and closely spotted with rufous, and others are very boldly blotched and smudged with the same. Some examples from Tunis are marked with greyish brown, without a trace of rufous. The markings on a few specimens are so minute that they might easily pass unobserved. The eggs measure from 1-55 to 1-75 in length, and from 1*15 to 1'25 in breadth. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 8. 3. 8. 5. 4. 3. Gibraltar (H. Saunders}. Tangiers (L. H. Irby}. N. Africa. N. Africa. N. Africa. Tunis. Algeria, April (H. B. Tristram). Algeria, May (C. Dixori). Kef Laks, Algeria, 15th April (O. Salvin). Kef Laks, 16th April (O. &). Kef Laks, 20th April (O. &). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. H. F. Walter, Es R. T. Frere, Esq. Louis Fraser, Esq? [C.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus AMMOPERDIX, Gould. The eggs of the Rock-Partridges vary in shape from a broad oval to pyriform, but sometimes they are narrow and elongated. The shell is fine and smooth and usually possesses a considerable amount of gloss. In colour the eggs vary from white to creamy-white or pale buff. Some few specimens are speckled with grey and reddish brown, but the majority are quite plain. Ammoperdix bonhami (Fraser). (Plate II. figs. 1 & 2.) Ammoperdix bonhami, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 45 (1879) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 117 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 433 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 123 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 185 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). The eggs of the Seesee Partridge, or Bonhanrs Rock-Partridge, measure from 1*3 to 1/5 in length, and from 1 to 1*1 in breadth. 9. Jask, Gulf of Oman, April. 12. Khewra, Salt Range, Punjab, 23rd April. 9. Punjab. 4. Attock, 5th May. 13. [KW. India.] 8. Butcher, Esq. [P.]. Hume Coll. Prof. Oldham [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. D2 36 Ammoperdix heyi (Temm.). Caccabis heyii, Tristram, Ibis, 1859, p. 36. Ammoperdix heyi, Tristram, Ibis, 1868, p. 214 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M, xxii. p. 125 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). The eggs of Hey?s Eock- Partridge measure from 1'37 to 1/5 in length, and from 1 to 1*07 in breadth. 1. Jericho, 1st April (H, B. Tristram). Canon Tristram [0.1. 2. Jericho, 13th April (H. B. T.). Canon Tristram [0.7. 2. Jericho, 13th April (H. B. T.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Jericho, 12th April (J. H. Cochrane). H. Saunders, Esq. 1. Jericho, 17th April (J. H. C.). II. Saunders, Esq. Genus FKANCOLINUS, Stephens. The eggs of the Francolins are of two types as regards their form, So far as can be judged from the specimens in the Collection, it appears that those of the African species are of a very regular oval shape, whereas those of the European and Asiatic species are pyri- form, one end being usually very broad and rounded, and the other abruptly pointed. The shell is glossy, and in some cases highly so. Francolinus francolinus (Linn.). Francolinus vulgaris, Baedeker, Eier Eur, Voy. tab. 21. fig. 1 (1855-63) j Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 123 (1876) ; Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 9 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ E. Koomersain, Simla, 1st July. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 24th May. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 17th June. Hume Coll. 12. Gurhwal, June. Hume Coll. 4. Sultaupur, 10th July. Hume Coll. 1. Sultanpur, loth July. Hume Coll. 3. Sirsa. Hume Coll. Francolinus chinensis (Osbeck). (Plate II. fig. 4.) Francolinus chinensis, Hume # Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 27 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 431 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 136 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 165 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Francolin vary from cream-colour to buff. They differ greatly in size, measuring from 1*25 to 1*6 in length, and from 1'05 to 1-2 in breadth. 2. Palow, Lower Burma, June (E. W. Hume Coll. Oates}. 4. Upper Burma, 20th May (E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 9. Meiktila, Upper Burma, 12th Sept. Oates Coll. (E. W. O.). Francolinus pictus (J. 4" &•)• (Plate II. fig. 5.) Francolinus pictus, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 19 (1879) ; Leggc, Birds Ceyl. p. 744 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Lid. B. iii. p. 430 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 138 (1893); Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 161 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). The eggs of the Painted Francolin are of a cream, buff or stone- colour, and a tinge of green is present in some of the specimena. They are extremely short in relation to their width, varying from 1'3 to 1'5 in length, and from I'l to 1*25 in breadth. 10. Jhansi, India, llth Aug. (F. JR. Hume Coll. Blewitt}. Francolinus pondicerianus (Gm.). (Plate II. fig. 6.) Francolinus poudicerianus, Layard, Ann. fy Mag. N. H. 2nd ser. xiv. p. 107 (1854) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 141 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 23 (1899). Ortygornis pondicerianus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 51 (1879); Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 749 (1880); Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 435 (1890) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 170 The eggs of the Grey Francolin vary from cream-colour to very pale creamy buff, and measure from T2 to T45 in length, and from '95 to 1-15 in breadth. 38 PHASIANID^. 5. India. Gould"' Coll. 4. Sirsa, Punjab, 25tli March. Hume Coll. 7. Sirsa. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, Punjab, 2nd June. Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 21st May. Hume Coll. 4. Sambhur. Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 24th April. Hume Coll. 4. Sambhur, 1st May. Hume Coll. 4. Sind (J. H. Gould). Gould Coll. 2. Sind (J. H. G.). ' Salvin-Godinan Coll, 7. Saharanpur, 7th April (G. F. L. Marshall). Hume Coll. 6. Delhi, 3rd April. Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 23rd April (C. T. Bingham). Hume Coll. 2. Delhi, 7th May (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 3. Gurgaon, 3rd March. Hume Coll. 3. Agra, 27th March. Hume Coll. 2. Etawah. Hume Coll. 5. Etawah, 25th March. Hume Coll. 1. Jhansi, llth May. Hume Coll. 1. Mirzapur, 5th March. Hume Coll. 1. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. Prancolinus kirki, Hartl. Francolinus kirki, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 149 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 23 (3899). The eggs of Kirk's Francolin have an excessively thick coarse shell, deeply pitted all over. They are of a pale yellowish cream- colour. Pour examples measure respectively : 1-46 by 1'17; 1*47 by 1-15 ; 1-45 by 1-15 ; 1-49 by M5. 4. Ruo River, British Central Africa, A. B. Percival. Esq. TC 1. 4th Dec. Francolinus africanus (Steph.). Perdix afra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 32, tab. vii. fig. 11 (1845-54), Francolinus afer, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds 8. Africa, p. 595 (1875-84), Francolinus africanus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 152 (1893): Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 24 (1899). Of the two eggs of the Pearl-breasted Francolin in the Collection, one is of a pale stone-colour, the other of a pale olive-brown. Both are sprinkled with very minute brown specks. They measure respectively: 1-55 by 1-15; 1-55 by 1-2. 1. Cape Colony. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Africa (E. L. Layard). E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Francolinus gularis (Temm.}. (Plate III. fig. 7.) Ortygornis gularis, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 59 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 437 (1890) : Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 174 (1898). Francolinus gularis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 158 (1893) : Sharpe. Hand-L i. p. 24 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Swamp-Partridge are of a pale rufous FRANCOLINUS. cream-colour, with numerous purplish specks at the larger end. They measure from 1'44 to 1/5 in length, and from 1-16 to 1/23 in breadth. 4. Khoolna, Jessore, 13th April (H. J. Hume Coll. Rainey). Francolinus bicalcaratus (Linn.). (Plate III. fig. 9.) Francolinus bicalcaratus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 160 (1893) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 325 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 24 (1899). The eggs of the Double-spurred Francolin in the Collection are of a plain reddish-buff colour. Two specimens measure respectively : 1-75 by 1-3; 1-85 by 1-3. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). Francolinus sharpei, Oyilvie Grant. (Plate III. fig. 8.) Francolinus sharpii, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 164 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 25 (1899). The two eggs of Sharpens Francolin in the Collection are of a dark cream-colour, and measure respectively : 1/75 by 1-3; 1/7 by 1-25. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London, 19th Dec.). Francolinus capensis (6rw.). Perdix clamator, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 32, tab. vii. tig. 9 (1845-54). Francolinus clamator, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa^ p. 591 (1875-84). Francolinus capensis. Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 165 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 25 (1899). The eggs of the Cape Francolin are usually of a brownish cream-colour or pale buff, occasionally with a decided purplish tinge. Those laid in the Zoological Gardens, recorded below, are of a pale purplish grey. Some specimens are said to be spotted. They measure from 1/8 to 1-95 in length, and from 1/4 to 1'5 in breadth. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, London). 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, London). 6. S. Africa. 2. S. Africa (E. L. Layard). Zool. Society. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 40 PHASIANIDJE. Genus PTERNISTES, Wagler. Pternistes midicollis (Bodd.). Perdix nudicollis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 32, tab. vii. fig. 10 (1845-54). Pternistes nudicollis, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 589 (1875- 84) ; Grant. Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 174 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 25 (1899). The single egg of the Cape Bare-throated Francolin in the Collection is a blunt oval, approaching an ellipse in form, and is reddish buff, very minutely but closely spotted all over with dark reddish brown or purple. It measures 1*55 by 1/15. 1. S. Africa. H. F. Walter Esq. fP.]. Genus PERDIX, Brisson. Perdix perdix (Linn.). Perdix cinerea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 30, tab. vii. fig. 12 a, b (1845-54) ; Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 281, pi. Ixxi. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 131 (1878) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 452, pi. 21 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 276, pi. 59. tig. 5 (1896). Starna perdix, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 21. fig. 5 (1855-63). Perdix perdix, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 185 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 26 (1899). The eggs of the Common Partridge vary in shape from regular oval to pyriform and in colour from olive-brown to brownish cream- colour, but white and pale bluish-green examples are not uncommon. They measure from 1/3 to 1/5 in length, and from 1/05 to 1*15 in breadth. 5. Knockie, Inverness-shire, 17th May Seebohm Coll. (Hargitt Coll.). 8. North Berwick (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 4. Sheffield (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 4. Nether Haddon, Derbyshire, June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Nether Haddon, June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Sherwood Forest (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 2. Sweden. S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. 10. Pomerania, 12th July (T. Holland}. Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. Perdix hodgsoniae (Hodgs.). Perdix hodgsoniaB, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 65 (1879) ; iii. App. pi. iii. (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 438 (1890); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 193 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 191 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 27 (1899). The two eggs of Mrs. Hodgson's, or the Tibetan, Partridge in the Collection are of a regular oval shape and of a pale brownish PKEDICULA. MICKOPERD1X. 41 cream-colour. They measure respectively: 1-75 by 1*17; 1*65 by 1-15. 1. Tibet, 12th July (Capt. Barnes). 1. Ladak. Hume Coll. Col. J. Biddulph [P.], Genus PERDICULA, Hodys. The eggs of the two species of Bush-Quails of this genus are quite undistinguishable from each other. They are of an oval, pyriform, or even spheroidal shape, and of a white or creamy-white colour with a faint gloss. Perdicula asiatica (Lath.}. (Plate III. fig. 1.) Perdicula asiatica, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 109 (1879) ; Ley ye, Birds Ceyl. p. 752 (1880) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eyys Ind. B. i'ii. p. 440 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 198 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 112 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 28 (1899). The eggs of the Jungle Bush-Quail measure from -96 to I'l in length, and from '79 to -9 in breadth. 2. Bhore Ghat, India, 3rd Dec. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 21st Oct. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah. Hume Coll. 9. Saugor, Central Provs. Hume Coll. Perdicula argoondah (Syl-es). Perdicula argoondah, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 117 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eyys Ind. B. iii. p. 441 (1890) ; Grant, Cat Birds B. M. xxii. p. 200 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 115 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 28 (1899). The eggs of the Rock Bush-Quail do not differ in size from the eggs of the Jungle Bush- Quail. S. Jhansi, C. P. India, 3rd Sept. (F. R. Hume Coll. Blewitt}. (3. Jhansi, 3rd Sept. (F. R. B.}. Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, 4th Sept. ( F. R. B.}. Hume Coll. 4. Jhansi, 7th Sept. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Jhansi, 18th Sept. (F. R. B.}. Hume Coll. Genus MICROPERDIX, Gould. Microperdix erythrorhyncha (Sylces). (Plate III. fig. 4.) Microperdix erythrorhyncha, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 123 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 442 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 203 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 100 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 28 (1899). The eggs of the Painted Bush-Quail are of an elongated oval 42 shape, smooth and glossy. They vary from a pale to a dark cream- colour. Sometimes an example presents the appearance of being speckled, but these markings are probably merely stains resulting from incubation. They measure from 1*11 to 1-35 in length, and from -87 to -95 in breadth. 3. Coonoor, Nilghiris. Hurne Coll. 1. Coonoor, 3rd March. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, 12th March. Hume Coll. 1. Coonoor, 9th Sept. Hume Coll. 5. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 7th April Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 6. Kotagherry, 25th July (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 4. Kotagherry, 1st Sept. (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 3. Ootacamund, 6th March. Hume Coll. 4. Nilghiris, Dec. Hume Coll. 1. Peria, Wynaad (/. Darling, Junior}. Hume Coll. Genus ARBORICOLA, Hodgson. The eggs of the Hill-Partridges vary from a broad oval shape to- pyriform. Some eggs are plain, others are slightly spotted. Arboricola torqueola ( Valenc.) . (Plate III. fig. 5.) Arboricola torqueola, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 69 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 207 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 133 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 29 (1899). The eggs of the Common Hill- Partridge are pale greenish white, with a few very small ashy spots scattered over the shell. The four specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 1'55 by 1*23 ; 1-55 by 1-25; 1-52 by 1-25; 1-6 by 1-25. 4. [Himalayas.] Old Collection. Arboricola atrigularis, Blyth. Arboricola atrigularis, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 79 (1879) ; iii. App. pi. iv. (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 439 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 209 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 145 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 29 (1899). The eggs of the White-cheeked Hill-Partridge are plain white, and measure from 1*33 to 1'43 in length, and from !•! to 1*13 in breadth. 3. Sylhet, 15th April (J. R. Cripps). Hume Coll. 2. Sylhet, 18th May (J. R. C.). Hume Coll. ARBOKICOLA. — ROLLULTJS. 43 Arboricola crudigularis (Plate III. fig. 3.) Oreoperdix crudigularis, Sicinhoe, Ibis, 1865, p. 542, 1866, p. 401. Arboricola erudigularis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 211 (1893) ; SJiarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 29 (1899). The two eggs of the Formosan Hill-Partridge in the Collection are plain white, and measure respectively : 1/54 by 1/12 ; 1-65 by 1*2. 2. Formosa, April (R. Sivinhoe). Seebohm Coll. Arboricola intermedia, BlytJi. Arboricola intermedia, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 85 (1879) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 440 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 211 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 140 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 29 (1899). The eggs of the Arrakan Hill-Partridge are plain white, and measure from 1'46 to 1*52 in length, and from 1*13 to 1/19 in breadth. 6. Machi, Manipur, 10th May Hume Coll.' (A. O. Hume). Arboricola rufigularis, Blyth. Arboricola rufigularis, Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 75 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $Egas Ind. B. iii. p. 439 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 212 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 137 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 29 (1899). The single egg of Blyth's Hill-Partridge in the Collection is dull white, with a few very minute and indistinct ashy spots. It measures 1-5 by 1*15. 1. Pattabong, below Darjiling, 4th July (L. Mandelli). Hume Coll. Genus ROLLULUS, Bonn. Rollulus roulroul (Scop.). (Plate III. fig. 6.) Rollulus roulroul, Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 270 ; Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 103 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 225 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 126 (1898) : Sliarpe. Hand-l. i. p. 30 (1899). The eggs of the Crested Wood-Partridge are broad ovals, com- pressed at one end, and of a pale creamy-buff colour. The three specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 1*5 by 1*22; 1/5 by 1-17 ; 1-5 by 1-17. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). 1. Lumbidan, N.W. Borneo. Zool. Society. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 44 PHASIANID^;. Genus MELANOPERDIX, Jerdon. Melanoperdix nigra ( Vigors). (Plate III. fig. 2.) Melanoperdix nigra, Everett, List Birds Born. p. 199 (1889) ; Hose, Ibis, 1893, p. 423 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 228 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 30 (1899). One of the eggs of the Black Wood-Partridge in the Collection is in fragments. The other is a very broad oval with one end much compressed and pointed. It is plain white and measures 1'6 by 1-25. 2. Baram, Sarawak, Borneo, Sept. A. H. Everett, Esq. [P.]. Genus COTURNIX, Bonn. The eggs of the True Quails are of a pointed oval shape. They are all handsomely marked, but the amount of gloss is very variable. Coturnix coturnix (Linn.). Perdix coturnix, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vb'g. p. 34, tab. viii. fig. 1 a, b, fig. 2a,b (1845-54). Coturnix communis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voq. tab. 21. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 224 ; Dresser, B'irds Eur. vii. p. 143 (1878) ; Hume Sf Marsh. .Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 133 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 462, pi. 20 (1884) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. ni. p. 443 (1890) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 277, pi. 59. figs. 1, 3 (1896). Coturnix vulgaris, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 284, pi. Ixxii. (1856). Turnix coturuix, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 353. Coturnix coturnix, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 231 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 80 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Common Quail are of various shades of creamy white, yellowish buff, buff and greenish yellow, marked with deep olive-brown, reddish brown, and blackish brown. In some the markings consist of small specks and irregularly-shaped spots, with a few small blotches. In others the markings are mostly blotches of considerable size, frequently confluent, and covering quite half the surface of the shell. Numerous specimens measure from !•! to 1-2 in length, and from '85 to -95 in breadth. 2. Sheffield (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 6. Cambridge (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 9. Wicken Fen, Cambridge ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Far r en). . 11. Ely, Cambridgeshire ( W. F.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Malaga, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 5. Dorpat, Baltic Provinces (Russow). Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. COTURNIX. 45> 5. Tunis. Louis Fraser, Esq. [C.]. 5. Zana, Algeria, loth June (O. Saloin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Chemora, Algeria, 1st June (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 11. Jask, Gulf of Oman, 23rd March. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.]. 6. Lahore, India, 19th April (C. H. T. Hume Coll. Marshall). 4. Allahabad, 26th March. Hume Coll. 1. Allahabad. Hume Coll. 2. N.W. Provinces. Hume Coll. Coturnix africana (T. & S.). Coturnix communis, Cowan, Proc. -R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 149' (1882). Coturnix cotumix, Sharpe , ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 603, part. (1875-84). Coturnix capensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 237 (1893). Cotumix africana, Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Cape Quail are quite similar to those of C. coturnix, both in size and colour. 1. S. Africa. Gould Coll. 3. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 8. Betsileo, Madagascar. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Coturnix japonica, T. 4" & Coturnix dactylisonans, Swinh. Ibis, 1861, pp. 260, 341. Coturnix japonica, Blak. # Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 226 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B M. xxii. p. 239 (1893) ; Gates, Game Birds Lid. i. p. 87 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Japanese Quail do not appear to differ in any respect from those of C. cotumix. 5. Japan (H. Pn/er}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Talien Bay, N. China, July Seebohm Coll. (jR. Siomhoe}. Coturnix coromandelica (Gm.). Coturnix coromandelica, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 151 (1879) ; iii. App. pi. iv. (1880) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 444 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 241 (1893) ; Oat es, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 90 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Black-breasted or Rain Quail vary excessively, the ground-colour ranging from yellowish white to reddish buff. The markings are black, purplish, olive, reddish brown or rich brown, and consist of specks, spots and blotches. Some examples are thickly covered with fine specks only ; others are speckled and also blotched ; and others again are blotched and marbled. They measure from 1 to 1*25 in length, and from '8 to -9 in breadth. 3. India. Purchased of Warwick. 6. Karachi, 8th Aug. Hume Coll. 46 PHASIANID^E. 5. Sholapur, 4th Aug. (Davidson fy Huine Ooll. Wenden}. ll. Sholapur, 7th Aug. (Z). fy W.). Hume Coll. 2. Sholapur, 9th Aug. (D. $ W.}. Hume Coll. 7. Sholapur, 12th Aug. (D. $ W.}. Hume Coll. 7. Sholapur, 14th Aug. (D. fy W.). Hume Coll. 7. Sholapur, 15th Aug. (D. $ W.). Hume Coll. 5. Sholapur, 18th Aug. (D. $ W.}. Hume Coll. 7. Sholapur, 25th Sept. (D. # W.}. Hume Coll. 66. Belgaum (E. A. Sutler}. Hume Coll. Coturnix pectoralis, Gould. Coturnix pectoralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 190 (1865) ; Camp- Mi, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 51 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eyqs Austr. Birds, p. 289, pi. xvi. fig. 10 (1889) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 244 (1893) j Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Australian Quail contained in the Collection can be matched by eggs of C. cotumiv with regard to coloration, but they are of rather larger size. They are of two types : in one they are largely blotched, in the other they are thickly speckled and spotted. 13. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Australia (Gould Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Australia. Sir D. Cooper [P.]. 2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. [P.]. Coturnix novae zealandiae (Q. $ G.). (Plate IV. fig. 6.) Coturnix novae-zealandias, Potts, Tr. N. Z. Inst. ii. p. 66 (1869) ; iii. p. 92 (1870) ; v. p. 185 (1872) ; Buller, Birds Neiu Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 225 (1888); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 245 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the extinct New Zealand Quail are of a creamy-buff colour, marked with extremely dark chocolate-brown or blackish brown. Two examples in the Collection are marked with bold blotches combined with many specks and spots ; two others are marked with confluent blotches and spots, covering nearly the entire surface of the shell. The four specimens measure respectively : 1-3 by 1; 1-35 by 1; 1-4 by 1 ; 1-3 by 1. 2. Plains of Port Cooper, New Zealand, Capt. Stokes, K.N. [P.]. 24th April (F. Strange). 2. New Zealand. Gould Coll. Genus SYNCECUS, Gould. Synoecus australis (Temm.). Perdix australis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ties. Vb'q. p. 35, tab. viii. fig. 3 a. b (1845-54). Synoicus australis, MacgiUivray, Voy. ' Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; SYN03CUS. EXCALFACTORIA. 47 Gould, Handb. B. Austr. ii. p. 193 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs - - - ; No - (1889). Austr. Birds, p. 51 (1883) ; North, Nests $Egc/s Austr. Birds, p. 289 Syncecus australis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 247 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of the Australian Swamp-Quail vary much in size and colour, and no two clutches resemble each other. They are nor- mally broad ovals, with one end much pointed. Some are white, occasionally marked with a few very tiny dark scattered dots; others are creamy white, some thickly, some sparingly, freckled and occasionally blotched with pale grey ; others again are a dull pale stone-colour or greenish white, much speckled with rufous or brown. A specimen from Tasmania is of this latter character, being of a pale stone-colour with very numerous dots all over the shell, but it is fully twice the size of any other egg of this species in the Collec- tion. The following are the average dimensions of the eggs of this bird from various localities : Port Essington Moreton Bay . Tasmania. . Australia (Copt. Stanley). Australia. Australia. Baudin Island, N.W. Australia, July. New South Wales. Port Essington. Port Essington. Moreton Bay. Tasmania. 1-15 by -9 1-3 by -95 1-45 by 1-05. Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Lieut. G. Oliver [P.]. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Syncecus raalteni (Mull, fy Sclileg.). (Plate IV. fig. 1.) Synoecus raalteni, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 249 (1893) : Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 31 (1899). The eggs of Raalten's Swamp-Quail are broad ovals, pointed at one end and approaching the pyriform. The ground-colour is of a pale cream- or stone-colour, and this is thickly sprinkled over with minute pale rufous dots and specks, very evenly distributed over the shell. The four specimens in the Collection measure respec- tively : 1-08 by -9 ; 1-1 by -89 ; 1-07 by -89 ; 1-1 by -87. 4. Alor Island, Moluccas, 18th April. A. H. Everett, Esq. [P.]. Genus EXCALFACTORIA, Bp. Excalfactoria chinensis (Linn.). Excalfactoria chinensis, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 398; Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 161 (1879) ; iii. App. pi. iii. (1880) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 448 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 250 (1893) : Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 95 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). 48 PHASIANIDJ3. The eggs of the Blue-breasted, or Painted, Quail are broad ovals, generally much pointed at one end, and they vary in colour from pale buff to brownish olive, spotted with very minute dots of reddish brown arid purple. Some appear to be unspotted, but on close ex- amination they will be found to be covered with extremely mjnute specks. The ground-colour of one specimen is pale blue. They measure from '95 to 1*05 in length, and from -7 to *8 in breadth. 4. Darjiling Terai, loth Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Cac'har (J. R. Infjlis). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 14th July (K W. Gates], Gates Coll. 6. Klang, Malay Peninsula, 15th March. Hume Coll. 5. Formosa (R. Sivinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 21st Oct. (P. A. Hoist). Seebohm Coll. 1. Formosa, 18th Aug. (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Excalfactoria lineata (Scop.). (Plate IV. fig. 2.) Excalfactoria australis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 197 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eyys Austr. Birds, p. 51 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eags Austr. Birds, p.' 291 (1889). Excalfactoria chinensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 350. Excalfactoria lineata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 253 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of the Island Painted Quail resemble those of E. chinensis in texture, gloss, shape and size, but differ markedly from them in colour. They are of a light green, pale brown, stone-colour or olive-buff, thickly spotted all over with blackish brown or dark chocolate-brown, the spots being clear and distinct and of small size. 10. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 10. Labuan Island, N.W. Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Genus BAMBUSICOLA, Gould. The eggs of the Bamboo-Partridges are of a broad oval, or, occasionally, of an elliptical form. They possess a fair amount of gloss. Bambusicola fytchei, Anders. (Plate IV. fig. 8.) Bambusicola hopkinsoni, Godwin-Austen, J. A. S. B. xliii. pt. 2, p. 172 (1874). Bambusicola fytclrii, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 97 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 257 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 210 (1898). Bambusicola fytchei, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of Fytche's Bamboo-Partridge are of a rich cream- colour, and measure from 1/4 to 1'55 in length, and from 1*1 to 1*15 in breadth. BAMBT7SICOL.V. GALLIPERDIX. 49 4. Kohima, Naga Hills (Capt. H. Col. H. II. Godwin- Austen Stevens}. [C.]. 1. Southern Shan States (A. H. Gates Coll. Hildebrand). Bambusicola thoracica (Temm.). (Plate IV. fig. 5.) Bambusicola thoracica, Swinhoe, Ibis, 18(33, p. 400; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 258 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Bamboo-Partridge are cream-coloured, with some very pale grey shell-markings and some minute rufous dots. The three specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 1-27 by 1-08 ; 1'32 by 1-05 ; 1-35 by 1-08. 3. Amoy, China (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. Bambusicola sonorivox, Gould. (Plate IV. fig. 3.) Bambusicola sonorivox, Siuinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 399 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 259 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of the Formosan Bamboo-Partridge are of various shades of cream-colour. Some are plain, but the majority are freckled with very minute rufous dots which are sometimes evenly spread over the shell and sometimes collected at one end. Some specimens are much stained with yellow. They measure from 1-25 to 1-45 in length, and from 1 to 1/1 in breadth. 1. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 4. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Formosa, 29th April (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 18th May (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Formosa, 7th Aug. (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Genus GALLIPERDIX, Blyth. The eggs of the Spur-Fowl are glossy and of a regular oval form. They vary from cream-colour to a warm reddish buff. Galliperdix spadicea (Gm.}. (Plate IV. fig. 4.) Galloperdix spadiceus, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 247 (1879) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 423 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 261 (1893) j Gates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 215 (1898). Galliperdix spadicea, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of the Red Spur-Fowl measure from 1'55 to 1*85 in length, and from 1*15 to 1/3 in breadth. 2. Mount Abu, 15th April (G. King}. Hume Coll. 1. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 10th Feb. Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn}. 1. Kotagherry, 3rd March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn}. VOL. I. E 50 2. Kotagherry, 22nd March (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 7th April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Kullar, Nilghiris, 5th Feb. Hume Coll. 2. Coonoor, Nilghiris, 15th May. Hume Coll. 2. Nilghiris, May. Hume Coll. 2. Tripatore, Feb. Hume Coll. 1. S. India. Hume Coll. Galliperdix lunulata ( Valenc.}. (Plate IV. fig. 9.) Galloperdix lunulatus, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i.p. 255 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 425 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 2(33 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 220 (1898). Galliperdix lunulata, Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 32 (1899). The eggs of the Painted Spur-Fowl do not differ from those of G. spadicea except in being smaller. The four examples in the Collection measure respectively : 1-67 by 1-12 ; T62 by 1-1 ; 1-6 by 1-1 ; 1-55 by 1-15. 1. Raipur, C. Provs. ( F. R. Bleivitt). Hume Coll. 3. Chanda,9th April (R. Thompson). Hume Coll. Genus ITHAGENES, Wagl. Ithagenes geoffroyi, Verr. (Plate IY. fig. 7.) Ithagenes geoffroyi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 269 (1893) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 33 (1899). The eggs of Geoffrey's Blood-Pheasant are of a narrow and elongated oval form, smooth, glossy and of remarkable beauty. The ground-colour is of a pale reddish buff and the whole shell is blotched with very deep reddish brown. They measure from 1-85 to 2-05 in length, and from 1'25 to 1-3 in breadth. 6. Ta-tsien-lu, West China (A. E. Seebohm Coll. Pratt}. Genus TRAGOPAN, Cuvier. Tragopan satyra (Linn.). Satyra (Tragopan) sahprus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vdg. p. 52, tab. xii. fig. 4 (1845-54). Ceriorais satyra, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 137 (1879) ; Sclater, P. Z. 8. 1879, p. 117, pi. viii. fig. 4 ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 409 (1890). Tragopan satyra, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 271 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 241 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 33 (1899). The sole egg of the Crimson Horned Pheasant in the Collection is of a regular oval shape, without gloss and of a dull white, closely freckled all over with pale lilac. It measures 2'4 by 1*8. Several TRAGOPAN. 51 examples measured by Mr. Hume, which are no longer in his Collection, varied from 2*54 to 2'62 in length, and from 1-8 to 1'84 in breadth. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, dens, London). Tragopan melanocephalus (J. E. Gray). Ceriornis melanocephalus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii., App. pi. iii. (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 410 (1890). Tragopan melanocephalus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 273 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 245 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 33 (1899). The eggs of the Western Horned Pheasant are elongated ovals, without gloss and of a dull yellowish buff, minutely spotted all over with yellowish brown. They measure from 2-4 to 2*55 in length, and from 1-68 to 1*72 in breadth. 4. Hazara, N.W. India, 25th May Hume Coll. (Captain Lautour). Tragopan temmincki (J. E. Gray). Ceriornis temmincki, Sdater, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 117, pi. viii. tig. 3. Tragopan temmincki, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p, 275 (1890) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 251 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i, p. 33 (1899). The eggs of Temminck's Horned Pheasant vary from a narrow to a broad oval shape and have very little gloss. Those of the clutch recorded below from China, six in number, are of a pinkish cream- colour, very closely speckled all over with dark reddish brown ; those laid in the Zoological Gardens are of a rufous-buff colour, thickly speckled with dull rufous-brown. They measure from 2 to 2-25 in length, and from 1'45 to 1*65 in breadth. 4. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). G. Ta-tsien-lu, W. China (A. E. Pratt}. Seebohm Coll. Tragopan blythi (Jerd.). (Plate Y. fig. 5.) Ceriornis blythi, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 151 (1879) : Sdater, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 477. Tragopan blythi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 276 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 254 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 33 (1899). The sole egg of the Grey-bellied, or Blyth's, Horned Pheasant in the Collection closely resembles those eggs of T. temmincki which were laid in the Gardens of the Zoological Society and are described above, but is rather paler. It was laid in confinement, and measures 2-4 by 1-75. 1. Sadiya, Assam, July (Major W. P. L. Sclatei, Esq. [P.]. Brydon), E2 52 Genus LOPHOPHORUS, Temm. Lophophorus impeyanus (Lath.}, Satyra impayana, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 52, tab. xii. fig. 3 (1845-54). Lopjiophorus impeyanus, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. fig. 5 ; Hrnne $ Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 125 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 407 (1890) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 262 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 33 (1899). Lophophorus refulgens, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 278 (1893). The eggs of the Monal Pheasant are of a regular oval shape and they possess a fair amount of gloss. They are of a cream-colour or buffy white, thickly freckled and marked all over with very dark reddish brown. On many specimens the markings are larger and more frequent on the central portion of the shell than elsewhere. They measure from 2*4 to 2*7 in length, and from 1*7 to 1*9 in breadth. The eggs of this species cannot be separated with any certainty from those of Meleagris gallopavo (p. 64). 2. Himalayas. Gould Coll. 6. Himalayas. Hume Coll. 2. N.W. Himalayas, 19th June. Hume Coll. 3. Hazara, May. Hume Coll. 2. Sookee, 9500 feet, 1st June. Hume Coll. ] . Jallah, 8500 feet, 23rd May. Hume Coll. 1. Mussoorie. Hume Coll. 4. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godinan Coll. dens, London). Genus LOPHURA, Fleming. Lophura rufa (Eaffl.}. (Plate Y. fig. 3.) Euplocamus vieilloti, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 213 (1879). Lophura rufa, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 286 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 379 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 34 (1899). The egg of the Malayan Crested, or Vieillot's, Fire-back Pheasant in the Collection is of a regular oval form, fairly glossy and of a pale creamy-buff colour. It measures 2-2 by 1*6. 1. Laid in confinement at Singapore, Hume Coll. July. Lophura nobilis (Sclater). (Plate V. fig. 1.) Euplocamus ignitus, Skarpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 270. Lophura ignita, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 288 (1893). Lophura nobilis, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 34 (1899). The eggs of the Bo mean Crested Fire-back Pheasant are of a very rounded oval form. They are of a pale cream-colour and measure from 1-95 to 2-15 in length, and from 1-5 to 1*65 in breadth. LOBIOPHASIS. — CROSSOPTILUM. '2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London, 6th July). '2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London, 6th Aug.). •2. Mengalong River, N.W. Borneo. 1. Of uncertain origin. 1 . Of uncertain origin. Gould Coll. Salvin-Goduian Coll. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Gould Coll. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Genus LOBIOPHASIS, Sharpe. Lobiophasis bulweri, Sharpe. (Plate V. fig. 2.) Lobiophasis bulweri, Everett, List Birds Born. p. 198'(1889) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 292 (1893) ; SJiarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). The egg of Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant in the Collection is a regular broad oval and of a pale pinkish cream-colour. It measures 2 inches by 1-55. 1. Baram, Sarawak, Borneo, Sept. A. H. Everett, Esq. [P.], Genus CROSSOPTILUM, Hodgson. Crossoptiluin tibetanum (Hodgs.). (Plate Y. fig. 4.) Crossoptiluin tibetanum, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 115 (1879) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). Crossoptilon tibetanum, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 293 (1893). The eggs of Hodgson's Eared Pheasant are regular broad ovals, very glossy and smooth. They are of a pale stone, pale buff or reddish-buff colour. Some are plain, others are sprinkled, chiefly at the larger end, with specks of reddish brown. They measure from 2-3 to 2-45 in length, and from 1-7 to 1-75 in breadth. 4. Ta-tsien-lu, W. China (A. E. Pratt). Seebohm Coll. 3. Ta-tsien-lu (A. E. P.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Ta-tsien-lu (A.E. P.). Seebohm Coll. Crossoptiluin mancliuricum, Swinh. Crossoptilon mantchuricum, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 118, pi. viii. fig. 5 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 294 (1893). Crossoptilum manchuricum, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). The eggs of the Manchurian Eared Pheasant in the Collection are of a regular oval form, with little gloss, and of a pale stone-colour. They measure respectively: 2-1 by 1-52; 2-18 by 1-53; 2-02 by 1-51. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, dens, London). 54 PHASIANID2E. Genus GENNJEUS, Wagler. The eggs of the Kalij and Silver Pheasants are regular ovals, smooth, rather glossy and perfectly unmarked. Gennaeus albicristatus Gallophasis albocristatus, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. fig. 3. Euplocamus albicristatus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 177 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 413 (1890). Gennaeus albocristatus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 298 (1893). Gennaeus albicristatus, Oates, Game Birds Ind. \. p. 324 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). The eggs of the White-crested Kalij Pheasant vary from cream- colour to reddish buff, and measure from 1'85 to 2'05 in length, and from 1'25 to 1-55 in breadth. 4. [N.W. Himalayas.] Gould Coll. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. dens, London). 2. Dhurumsala, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. llth May. 1. Dhurumsala, 26th May. Hume Coll. 2. Kulu, 1st May. Hume Coll. 10. Kotegurh, 24th April. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegurh, 26th April. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegurh, May. Hume Coll. 7. Kotegurh, 22nd May. Hume Coll. 10. Kotegurh, 22nd May. Hume Coll. 5. Kotegurh, 15th June. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 18th June. Hume Coll. 1. Gurhwal, 20th May (F. Wilson}. Hume Coll. 8. Gurhwal, June (F. W.}. Hume Coll. 1. Kumaon (Co/. Ramsay). Hume Coll. Gennaeus melanonotus (Blytli). Gallophasis melanotus, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. fig. 2. Euplocamus melanonotus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 191 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 415 (1890). Gennaeus muthura, Grant, Cat. Birds B. 'M. xxii. p. 301 (1893j. Gennseus melanonotus, Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 331 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). The eggs of the Black-backed Kalij Pheasant cannot be dis- tinguished by any character from those of G. albicristatus. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. dens, London). 3. [E. Himalayas.] Gould Coll. 2. Darjiling, 2000 feet, 23rd March. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 30th March. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, 9th May. Hume Coll. 1. Darjiling, July. Hume Coll. 3. Sikl'iim, 4th April. Hume Coll. GENNAEUS. OO Gennaeus horsfieldi (Gray}. Gallophasis horsfieldi, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. tig. 1. Euplocamus horsfieldi, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 197 (1879) ; Oates cd. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 416 (1890). Gennaeus horsfieldi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 302 (1893) ; Gates, Game Birds Lid. i. p. 334 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). The eggs of the Black-breasted Kalij Pheasant vary from pinkish buff to reddish cream-colour. Many specimens are thickly speckled with white calcareous matter. They measure from 1/8 to 2'05 in length, and from 1/4 to 1*5 in breadth. 3. [Assam.] Gould Coll. 2. Khowang, Dibrughur, 22nd March Hume Coll. (J. R. Cripps). 3. Sylhet, 10th March. Hume Coll. 1. Machi, Manipur, 3rd May (A. 0. Hume Coll. Hume). Gennaeus lineatus ( Vig.). (Plate VI. fig. 5.) Euplocamus lineatus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 205 (1897) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 416 (1890). Gennaaus lineatus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 304 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 351 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 36 (1899). The eggs of the Lineated Silver Pheasant are of a pale reddish-buff colour, and the pores are rather conspicuous, owing to their being somewhat paler than the other parts of the shell. They measure from 1-75 to 1-95 in length, and from 1-4 to 1/5 in breadth. 1. Pegu Hills, 17th April (E. W. Oates). Hume Coll. 4. Yonzalin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 16th March (C. T. Bingham). Gennaeus nycthemems (Linn.). Phasianus nycthemerus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 19, tab. vii. fig. 4 (1845-54). Gennasus nycthemerus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 65. fig. 5 (1855-63) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 307 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 36 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Silver Pheasant vary in colour from pale buff to reddish buff. They measure from 1*9 to 2-15 in length, and from 1*5 to 1'6 in breadth. 6. [China.] 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Gould Coll. Zool. Society. Salvin-Godman Coll. 56 PHASIANID-E. Gennaeus swinhoei (Gould). Euplocamus swinhoii, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1866, p. 405. Gennseus swinhoei, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 309 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 36 (1899). The eggs of Swinhoe's Silver Pheasant vary from pale reddish buff to cream-colour. They measure from 1-9 to 2- 15 in length, and from 1'45 to 1*53 in breadth *. '2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). 4. Amoy, China (-R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. Genus PUCRASIA, Gray. Pucrasia macrolopha (Less.}. Satyra macrolopha. Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Vog. p. 53, tab. xii. tig. 5 (1845-54). Pucrasia macrolopha, Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 159 (1879) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 411 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 311 (1893) : Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 313 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 36 (1899). The eggs of the Common Koklass Pheasant are of a regular oval shape and fairly glossy. The ground-colour is creamy buff. The markings are of a very deep reddish and chocolate-brown, almost black in their intensity. Some specimens are merely speckled, others are spotted and blotched, and the markings in both cases are very regularly distributed over the shell. The eggs measure from 1-85 to 2-3 in length, and from 1-4 to 1'55 in breadth. 11. Himalayas. Hume Coll. 2. Dhurumsala, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. April. 6. Kotegurh, 10th April. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 27th April. Hume Coll. 6. Kotegurh, 28th May. Hume Coll. 1. Mussoorie. Hume Coll. 3. Valley of the Bhagarutti, Hume Coll. 13,000 feet ( W. E. Brooks). 2. Valley of the Bhagarutti, 7500 feet, Hume Coll. 18th May (W. E. B.). 1 . Kumaon ( Col. Ramsay). Hume Coll. Genus CATREUS, Cabanis. Catreus wallichi (ffardiv.'). Catreus wallichi, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. fi>. 4 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 317 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 293 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 37 (1899). Phasianus wallichi, Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 169 (1879) Oates ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 412 (1890). The eggs of the Cheer Pheasant are of a broad oval shape and * The dimensions of an egg of this species recorded by Swinhoe are 2'4 by 1*7. PHASIANUS. 57 slightly glossy. They vary from cream-colour to pale stone-colour. Many are quite plain ; a few exhibit some reddish-brown dots at the larger end. They measure from 2-05 to 2'25 in length, and from 1-5 to 1-55 in breadth. 4. Himalayas. '2. Himalayas. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Hume Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus PHASIANUS, Linn. The eggs of the True Pheasants vary from a short broad oval form to pyriform, and they are smooth and glossy. They appear to be always unmarked. Phasianus colchicus, Linn. Phasianus colchicus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 20, tab. vii. fig. 3 (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 65. fig. 1 (1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 276, pi. Ixviii. (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 85 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 445, pi. 21 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 320 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 275, pi. 59. fig. 9 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 37 (189Q). The majority of the eggs of the Common Pheasant are of an olive-brown colour, but eggs are frequently met with which are of a greenish blue, greenish white, pale stone-colour, clear brown or brownish cream-colour. They measure from 1*7 to 1*9 in length, and from 1-35 to 1-45 in breadth. 1. Scotland (Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Dnunnadrochit, Inverness (A. Lawler: Hargitt Coll.}. 4. North Berwick (Hargitt Coll.}. 8. Chalhill, Northumberland (E. V. Seebohm}. 6. Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Phasianus torquatus, Gm. Phasianus torquatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. Vbg. p. 21, tab. vii. fig. 2 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 65. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 331 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 37 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant are subject to much variation, the prevailing colour being, however, olive of various shades. Other tints met with are pale stone-colour, greenish white and buff. They measure from T6 to T8 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-4 in breadth. 2. Laid in confinement. Gould Coll. Shanghai, China (II. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. Tsusima, Japan, 24th May (P. A. Seebohm Coll. Hoist). Tsusima, 31st May (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 12. 58 PHASIANID.E. Phasianus versicolor, F. (Plate VI. fig. 1.) Pliasianus versicolor, Seebohm, Birds Japan. jEmp.p.37Q (1890); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 334 (1893) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 38 (1899). The eggs of the Japanese Pheasant are very variable in colour, ranging from stone-colour to dark brown. They measure from 1'5 to 1'7 in length, and from 1-2 to 1*4 in breadth. 8. Laid in confinement. Gould Coll. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Gould Coll. dens, London). 3. Japan (H. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. Phasianus scintillans, Gould. (Plate VI. fig. 3.) Phasianus (Graphophasianus) scintillans, Gould, Ann. fy Mag. N. H. (3) xvii. p. 150 (1866). Phasianus scintillans, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 371 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 337 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 38 (1899). The eggs of the Hondo Copper Pheasant are cream-coloured. A few eggs in the Collection which appear to have been addled or imperfectly cleaned have a distinct purple tinge. They measure from 1-8 to 1-9 in length, and from T25 to 1-35 in breadth. 7. Japan (H. Fryer). Seebohm Coll. Genus CALOPHASIS, Elliot. Calophasis ellioti (Swinh.). (Plate VI. fig. 2.) Phasianus ellioti, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 335 (1893). Calophasis ellioti, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 38 (1899). The eggs of Elliot's Pheasant are of a broad oval form and have a considerable amount of gloss. Of the four specimens in the Collection, three are cream-coloured : the fourth is rather paler than the others and has a greenish tinge. They measure from 1*65 to 1'72 in length, and from 1'25 to 1'35 in breadth. 4. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society. dens, London). Genus CHRYSOLOPHUS, J. E. Gray. The eggs of the Golden Pheasants are smooth, glossy and generally of a broad oval form. A few are slightly pyriform. Chrysolophus pictus (Linn.). Phasianus pictus, Thien. Furtpflanz. gets. Vb'g. p. 20, tab. vii. fig. 1 (1845-54). Thaumalea picta, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 65. tig. 4 (1855-63). CTIRYSOLOPHT7S. GALLT7S. Chrysoloplms pictus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 339 (1893) ; Sharps, " Hand-l. i. p. 38 (1899). The eggs of the Golden Pheasant vary from a pale buff colour to cream-colour. They measure from 1/7 to 1-8 in length, and from 1-27 to 1/4 in breadth. 2. Laid in confinement. 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Chrysolophus amherstiae (Leadb.). (Plate VI. fig. 6.) Chrysolophus amherstiae, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 342 (1893) ; " Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 38 (1899) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 497 (1899). The eggs of Lady Amherst's Pheasant are of a rich cream-colour, and measure from 1*7 to 1*9 in length, and from 1'36 to 1*5 in breadth. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). 8. Laid in confinement. Zool. Society. Col. E. A. Butler [P.]. Genus GALLTJS, Briss. Gallus gallus (Linn.). Phasianus bankiva, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 17, tab. vi. fig. 5 (1845-54). Gallus bankiva, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 65. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; Steere, List Birds fy Mamm. Philip, p. 25 (1890). Gallus ferruginous, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 217 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 417 (1890). Gallus gallus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 344 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 366 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). The eggs of the Red Jungle-Fowl are of a regular oval form, smooth and with a considerable amount of gloss. They vary from cream- colour to pinkish buff. There is a great variation in the size of the eggs, which measure from 1/6 to 2-1 in length, and from 1*27 to 1*55 in breadth. 2. Nahun, India, 10th May. Hume Coll. 1. Ramnugger (Col. Ramsay}. Hume Coll. 4. Kumaon Bhabur. Hume Coll. 1. Sikhim, 3000 feet, 30th March. Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim Tcrai, 10th June. Hume Coll. 3. Sikhim Terai, 26th June. Hume Coll. 6. Sadiya, Assam, 1st May. Hume Coll. 3. Thayetmyo, Burma, 24th May. Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. Oates). ' Oates Coll. 4. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 13th April Hume Coll. (C. T. Bingham}. 1. Tenasserim, 12th March (C. T. B.}. Hume Coll. 1. Philippine Islands. Steere Exped. 60 PHASIANIDJE. Gallus lafayettei, Less. (Plate VII. fig. 8.) Gallus Stanley! (nee J. E. Gray), Layard, Ann. 8f Mac/. N. H. (2) xiv p. 62 (1854). Gallus lafayettii, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 241 (1879) ; Leage, Birds Ceyl. p. 736, pi. — . fig. 10 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Ecjgs Ind. B. iii. p. 422 (1890). Gallus lafayetti, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 348 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 375 (1898). Gallus lafayettei, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). The eggs of the Ceylon Jungle-Fowl are regular ovals, smooth and glossy. They vary from pale reddish bun0 to cream-colour, and they are minutely and closely speckled with reddish brown. Three specimens measure respectively : 1-7 by 1-3 ; 1-7 by 1-3 ; 1-85 by 1'4. 1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Ceylon, 3rd June. Hume Coll. The Collection contains two eggs of the hybrid G. temmincki, received from Gould. They are of a reddish-buff colour and measure 1'8 by 1-45. They are said to have been received from India. Gallus sonnerati, Temm. Gallus sonnerati, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 231 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eyys Ind. B. iii. p. 420 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 350 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 371 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 39 (1899). The eggs of the Grey Jungle-Fowl are of a regular oval form, glossy and smooth. They vary from cream-colour to a rather rich reddish buff. The majority are plain ; a few are thickly speckled with brownish red. In the eggs of this species the pores are very conspicuous. The dimensions vary from 1-7 to 2'05 in length, and from 1'2 to 1*5 in breadth. 1. Aboo, N.W. India, 14th April Hume Coll. (G. King). 1. Aboo, 25th April (G. K.). Hume Coll. 1. Aboo, 24th May (G. K.). Hume Coll. 2. Nilghiris, 20th May (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. burn). 3. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 14th April Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 22nd April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 2. Kotagherry, 5th May (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 3rd Oct. (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. burn). 5. Travancore, 2nd March. Hume Coll. 3. Travancore, 16th March. Hume Coll. ARGDSIANUS. — PAVO. 61 Genus ARGUSIANUS, Eafin. Argusianus argus (Linn.}. Gallus gigauteus, Baedeker, Eier Etir. Vog. tab. 65. fig. 7 (1855-63). Argus giganteus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 115, pi. viii. fig. 1 ; Hume # Marsh. Game Birds Lid. i. p. 99 (1879). Argusianus argus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 363 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 286 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 40 (1899). The two eggs of the Argus Pheasant are blunt ovals, smooth and fairlv glossy. They are pale reddish buff, freckled with pale reddish brown. In one specimen the freckles are coarse and distributed all over the shell ; in the other they are minute and clustered round the two ends. The dimensions of two examples are respectively : 2'55 by 1'85 ; 2-6 by 1-9 *. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, dens, London, June). Argusianus grayi (Elliot). (Plate VI. fig. 4.) Argusianus grayi, Sharps, Ibis, 1879, p. 267 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 365 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 40 (1899). The eggs of Gray's regular oval form. minutely stippled all a considerable amoun with numerous small caused by incubation. by 1-82; 2-6 by 1-8 Argus Pheasant in the Collection are of a very Two are glossless and cream-coloured, very over with pale rufous. A third specimen has t of gloss and is of a pale creamy-yellow colour, yellow smears on the shell, which are probably Three examples measure respectively : 2'65 2-43 by 1-68. 2. Mengalong River, Borneo. 1. Baram, Sarawak, 12th Aug. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. Charles Hose, Esq. [P.]. Genus PAVO, Linn. Pavo cristatus, Linn. Pavo cristatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 13, tab. vi. fig. 1 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 77. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 81 (1879) ; Legge, Birds Ceifl. p. 731 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 405 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 368 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 274 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 40 (1899). The eggs of the Common Pea-Fowl are regular ovals, with a * It is doubtful whether the Phasianus giganteus of Thienemann (Fortpflanz. p. 18, tab. vi. fig. 6) is referable to this species. The egg figured measures only 2-05 by 1-65. 62 PHASIANID^. NUMIDID2E. strong glossy shell. In colour they vary from dull white or cream- colour to reddish buff. A few specimens are thickly freckled with reddish brown ; the majority are quite plain. They measure from 2-55 to 3-1 in length, and from 1-92 to 2-2 in breadth. Laid in confinement. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Laid in confinement (Zrol. Gar- dens, London, 17th July). Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Yorkshire (A. Darley). Punjab. Allygurh. Aug. Muttra, 16th Oct. Etawah. Etawah, 14th July (A. O. Hume). Etawah, 15th July. Etawah, Aug. Etawah, 10th Aug. Etawah, 25th Aug. (A. O. Hume). Jhansi, 18th July (F. R. Bkwitt). Jhansi, 5th Aug. (F. R. B.). Jhansi, 15th Aug. (F. R. B.). Allahabad, 19th July. Raipur, 13th July. Gould Coll. Zool. Society. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Prof. Oldham [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Pavo muticus, Linn. Pavo muticus, Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 93 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 371 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 280 (1898) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 40 (18b>9). The few eggs of the Burmese Pea-Powl in the Collection resemble those of P. cristatus and are unmarked. They measure from 2'75 to 3-4 in length, and from 2-05 to 2-15 in breadth. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London, May). Zool. Society. Salvin-Godman Coll. Family NUMIDID^E. Genus NUMIDA, Linn. The eggs of the Guinea-Fowls have a very coarse shell, pitted with numerous deep pores. They have little gloss. They are very broad in relation to their length, some being pyriform and others nearly spherical. NUMIDA. ACRYLLIFM. 63 Numida meleagris, Linn. Xumida meleagris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voq. p. 15, tab. vi. fig. 3 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 77. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Grant, Cat. Birch B. M. xxii. p. 375 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 41 (1899). The eggs of the Common Helmeted Guinea-Fowl are of a pale brown colour, with the pores much darker. They measure from 1-85 to 2*1 in length, and from 1'5 to 1*6 in breadth. 3. Cumberland (Hey sham). 3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- dens, London). Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Numida coronata, Gray. (Plate VII. fig. 2.) Xunrida coronata, Sharpens ed. Layard. Birds S. Africa, p. 581, part (1875-84) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 376 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 41 (1899). The eggs of the Large-helmeted Guinea-Fowl are pale brown, with the pores much darker. Two examples measure respectively : 1-7 by 1-42 ; 1-6 by 1-4. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, dens, London). Numida mitrata, Pall. Xumida mitrata, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 378 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i p. 42 (1899). Xumida mitrata, var. tiarata, Milne-Edwards fy Grandidier, Hist Nat Madag., Ois. ii. p. 500, pi. 305. fig. 4 (1885). The eggs of Pallas's Helmeted Guinea-Fowl are of a pale brownish cream-colour, with the pores much darker, the shell thus presenting a spotted appearance. They measure from 1'85 to 2'05 in length, and from 1-6 to 1*7 in breadth. 6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Genus ACRYLLIUM, Gray. Acryllium vulturinum (Hardw.}. (Plate VII. fig. 1.) Acryllium vulturinum, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 385 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 42 (1899). The single egg of the Vulturine Guinea-Fowl in the Collection is a regular broad oval, not much compressed at the small end, and thus differs markedly from those of the Numida group. The pores 64 MELEAGR1DJ2. are not so deep and distinct, and the shell possesses a considerable amount of gloss. It is of a pale cream- colour, the pores being very slightly darker, and measures 1-95 by 1-55. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). Family MELEAGRII)^. Genus MELEAGEIS, Linn. Meleagris gallopavo, Linn. Meleagris gallopavo, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. Vo. 2 (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tab. 77. fig. 2 (1855-63); Dresser, Ibis, 1866, p. 25 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 387 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 43 (1899). Meleagris gallopavo, var. mexicana, Baird, Brewer fy Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 410 (1874). Meleagris gallopavo mexicana, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 116, pi. iii. fig. 15 (1892). The eggs of this Turkey are hardly separable from those of Lopho- phorus impeyanus (p. 52). They are of a regular oval shape, occa- sionally somewhat elongated, and they are glossy and smooth. The ground-colour varies from creamy white to creamy buff. They are rather thickly freckled and spotted all over with chocolate, rufous brown and yellowish brown. The markings are generally small, but occasionally a few blotches of considerable size occur. Speci- mens measure from 2*3 to 2-65 in length, and from 1'75 to 1'85 in breadth. 13. N.America. Gould Coll. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godmau Coll. London). 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). Meleagris fera, Vidll. Meleagris gallopavo, var. gallopavo, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 404 (1874). Meleagris gallopavo, Bendire^ Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 112, pi. iii. fig. 14 (1892). Meleagris americana, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 389 (1893). Meleagris fera, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 43 (1899). The eggs of this species contained in the Collection differ from those of M. gallopavo in being smaller and of a much paler colour. They are of a very broad oval form, and have but little gloss. The ground-colour is of a pale creamy white, and the whole ODONTOPHORID.E. shell is speckled with very pale yellowish brown. The markings are very small, being in no case larger than the head of an ordinary pin. The two eggs measure respectively : 2-25 by 1*72 ; 2-26 by 1-7. 2. Fort Cobb, Texas (E. Palm*r\ Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus AG-EIOCHARIS, Chapman. Agriocharis ocellata (Cuv.\ (Plate VII. fig. 6.) Meleagris ocellata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 391 (1893). Agriocharis ocellata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 43 (189.9). The eggs of the Honduras Turkey do not differ in any particular from those of M. gallopavo. Three specimens measure respectively : 2-4 by 1-75; 2-4 by 1-8 ; 2-15 by 1-75. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. London). 1. Laid in confinement (Knowsley Salvin-Godman Coll. Menagerie). Family ODONTOPHORID.E. 'The eggs of the birds of this family differ to a remarkable extent both in colour and shape. Many are plain white, and others recall those of the Quails of the Old World. Genus DENDRORTYX, Gould. Dendrortyx leucophrys (Gould). (Plate VII. fig. 7.) Dendrortyx leucophrys, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 394 (1893) Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 44 (1899). An egg of the White- eyebrowed Long-tailed Partridge in the Collection is a regular oval, smooth and with little gloss, and is of a reddish-buff colour, spotted and blotched with reddish brown. It measures 1*75 by 1*22. 1. Coban, Guatemala (Sary). VOL. i. Salvin-Godman Coll. 66 ODONTOPHORIDJE. Genus OREORTYX, Baird. Oreortyx pictus (Dougl.). (Plate VII. fig. 3.) Oreortyx pictus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 475 (1874) ; Bendire, L;fe Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 13 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 397 (1893) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 44 (1899). The single egg of the Plumed Partridge, or Mountain Quail, in the Collection is of a regular oval shape, smooth, with little gloss and of a pale creamy-buff colour. It measures 1-31 hy 1. 1. Monterey, California (Dr. Canfield). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus LOPHORTYX, Bp. Lophortyx californicus (Shaw $ Nodd.). Lophortyx californicus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 67. fig-. 3 (1855-63) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgiv. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 479 (1874) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 400 (1893) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 44 (1899). Callipepla californica, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 23, pi. i. figs. 8-10 (1892). The eggs of the Californian Quail are pyriform, slightly rough, with little gloss, and of a dull white or pale cream-colour, spotted and blotched with dark brown, pale rufous or yellowish brown. The blotches are frequently large and confluent. Specimens measure from 1'07 to 1'33 in length, and from '9 to 1 in breadth. 6. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. London). 4. N. America. Old Collection. 9. San Louis Obispo, California ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. F. Schwarz: Henshaw Coll.). Genus EUPSYCHORTYX, Gould. The eggs of the Quails of this genus are pyriform, rarely of an oval shape. Eupsychortyx leucopogon (Less.). (Plate VII. figs. 4 & 5.) Eupsychortyx leucotis, Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. .544. Eupsychortyx leucopogon, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 408 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 45 (1899). The eggs of the White-faced Crested Quail are of a creamy-buff ETTPSYCHORTYX. — COLINUS. 67 colour, marked with pale rufous. In one of the four specimens in the Collection the markings consist of small dots and large continent freckles. In the others the markings consist of large blotches, frequently confluent and mingled with some specks and spots. They have no gloss, and measure respectively : 1*35 by 1 ; 1*25 by -95; 1-35 by 1; 1-3 by 1-02. 4. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. ( T. K. Salmon}. Eupsychortyx nigrigularis (Gould}. Eupsychortyx uigrogularis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 412 (1893). Eupsychortyx nigrigularis, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 45 (1899). The eggs of the Black-throated Crested Quail are plain white and fairly glossy. The two specimens in the Collection measure respectively: 1*15 by *9 ; 1*27 by '87. 1. Honduras (Dyson). Old Collection. 1. Valladolid, Yucatan (Gaumer). Salvin-Godman Coll. Eupsychortyx hypoleucus, Gould. Eupsychortyx hypoleucus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 413 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 45 (1899). The eggs of the White-breasted Crested Quail are plain white and very glossy. They measure from 1*15 to 1*3 in length, and from -95 to 1-02 in breadth. 8. San Geronimo, Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus COLINUS, Less. The eggs of the Colins or ' Bob-Whites ' are pyriform, plain white, and slightly glossy. Colinus virginianus (Linn.). Perdix virginiana, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vb'a. p. 33; tab. vii. fig. 13 (1845-54). Ortyx virginianus, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 328 (1847) ; A. # E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 254 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 415 (1893). Ortvx virginianus, var. virginianus, Baird, Brewer Sc Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 468 (1874). Colinus virginianus, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 1, pi. i. fig. 1 (1892) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 45 (1899). The eggs of the Virginian Colin or Bob-White measure from 1-15 to 1-3 in length, and from -9 to 1 in breadth. 3. Montreal (WJiiteaves: Haryitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. (>. N. America. Seebohm Coll. F2 68 ODONTOPHORID.E. 2. Massachusetts (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Windsor Hill, Connecticut ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Wood). 5. Santa Cruz, W. Indies (A. $ E. Salvin-Godman Coll. Newton). 1. Jamaica (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. ' 3. Walton, Norfolk, England, 29th J. E. Harting, Esq. [P.I July. Colinus texanus (Lawr.). Ortyx texanus, Dresser, Ibis, 1866, p. 27 ; Grant. Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. " p. 419 (1893). Ortyx virginianus, var. texanus, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 474 (1874). Colinus virginianus texanus, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 8 m (1892). Colinus texanus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 45 (1899). The eggs of the Texan Colin in the Collection are all of the same size and measure 1/15 by '95. 1. San Antonio, Texas, 2nd July. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. San Antonio, Texas (H. E. Dresser). Salvin-Godman Coll. Colinus cubanensis (Gould). Colinus virginianus cubanensis, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 9 (1892). Ortyx cubanensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 421 (1893). Colinus cubanensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 45 (1899). The egg of the Cuban Colin in the Collection measures 1/17 by -85. 1. Cuba. Gould Coll. Genus CYRTONYX, Gould. Cyrtonyx montezumae ( Viy.\ Cyrtonyx massena, Dresser, Ibis, 1866, p. 29 ; Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii p. 492 (1874). Cyrtonyx montezumae, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 35, pi. i. fig. 15 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 425 (1893) ; Sharpe. Hand-l i. p. 46 (1899). The eggs of the Massena Harlequin Quail do not apparently differ from those of the species of the genus Colinus. The sole example in the Collection measures 1*22 by 1. 1. San Antonio, Texas (Dr. Heermann). Salvin-Godman Coll. TURNICID.E. 69 Genus ODONTOPHORUS, Vieiil. Odontophorus marmoratus (Gould). Odontophorus marmoratus, Scl $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 545 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 433 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 47 (1899). The eggs of the Marbled Partridge are regular ovals. They are white with a considerable amount of gloss. The two specimens in the Collection measure respectively: 1*47 by 1-08; 1*5 by 1-1. •2. liemedios, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (7'. K. Salmon). Order HEMIPODIL Family TUENICID^E. The eggs of the Hemipodes are either pyriform or of a broad oval shape, and they are rather glossy. They are double-spotted, but the surface-markings are frequently so dense that the shell- markings are obliterated. Genus TURNIX, Bonn. Turnix pugnax (Temm.). Perdix pugnax, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. p. 36, tab. viii. fig. 5 (1845-54). Turuix ocellatus, Layard, Ann. 8f May. Nat. Hist. (2) xiv. p. 107 (1854). Turnix taigoor, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 169 (1879; ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 367 (1890) ; Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vi. pi. i. fig. 832 (1891) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 530 (1893). Turnix plumbipes, Hume $ Marsh, torn. cit. p. 177. Turnix pugnax, Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 57 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 48 (1899). Mr. Hume thus describes the eggs of the Bustard-Quail : — " The ground-colour is greyish white, very thickly and minutely speckled all over with what, on close examination, proves to be a mixture of minute dots of yellowish and reddish brown and pale purple. Some eggs have absolutely no markings except this minute dotting or stipling, but the majority have spots and blotches more or less thinly speckled over the surface (often only at the large end, always most thickly there) of intense reddish or blackish brown or even bluish black. The minute dottings in many eggs, everywhere dense, are most so at the large end, where, with the blotches, they occasionally form an irregular imperfect and ill- marked mottled or smudgy cap or zone." Specimens vary in shape from broad oval to pyriform, and measure from '8 to 1*04 in length, and from -71 to -85 in breadth. 70 TUENICID.E. 4. Mussoorie, Himalayas. 11. Sikhim. 3. Mongphoo, Darjiling (J. Gammie}. 3. Sikhim Terai, 13th May. 4. Sikhim Terai, 15th July. 3. Sikhim Terai, 22nd Sept. 1. Deesa, 9th Aug. (E. A. Butler}. 6. Hoshungabad, 22nd July. 6. Jhansi. 1. Raipur, C.P.. 14th March. 1. Coonoor, Nilghiris, 27th Oct. 10. Salem, Aug. 2. Ceylon. 2. Ceylon (E. L. Layard}. 4. Ceylon. 2. Ceylon, 10th Feb. 4. Calcutta, 30th July. 4. Dibrughur, 9th July (J. R. Cripps}. 2. Dibrughur, 13th Aug. (J. R. C.}. 4. Machi, Manipur, 8th June (A. O. Hume}. 4. Pegu, Aug. (E. W. Gates]. 3. Pegu, 4th Nov. (E.W. 0.}. 66. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). 17. Formosa, Aug. (P. A. Hoist}. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Purchased. Salvin-Godman Coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. B. Horsbrugh, Esq. [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Gates Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Turnix fasciata (Temm.). (Plate VIII. fig. 4.) Turnix nigrepcens, Steere, List Birds fy Mamm. PMlippine»t'O. 25 (1890). Turnix fasciata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 535 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 48(1899). The eggs of the Philippine Bustard- Quail are greyish white, densely covered with specks and dots of yellowish brown and small blotches of pale purple. The three examples in the Collection are very broad ovals and measure respectively: l'12by*85; 1-07 by •85; 1-03 by -85. 3. Negros, Philippine Is., 10th Nov. Steere Expedition. Turnix powelli, Guillem. (Plate VIII. figs. 6 & 9.) Turnix powelli, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 537 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 48 (1899). The eggs of the Sumbawa Bustard-Quail in the Collection are undistinguishable from many of those of Turnix pugnnx. They are broad ovals and measure respectively : I'Ol by '8 ; 1-03 by -82 : •95 by -8. 3. Alor Isl., Lesser Sunda Is., April. A. H. Everett, Esq. [C.]. TURXIX. 71 Turnix sylvatica (Desf.). Perdix andalusica, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 36, tab. viii. fig. 4 (1845-54). Turnix sylvatica, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 249 (1876) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 537 (1893) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 48 (1899). Turnix africanus, Hewitson, Ibis, 1859, p. 79, pi. ii. figs. 4, 5. Turnix andalusica, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 278, pi. 59. fig. '1 (1896). The eggs of the Andalusian Bastard-Quail are greyish white, dotted and speckled with pale purple and yellowish brown, and blotched, generally more densely at the broad end than elsewhere, with very dark brown or black. They vary much in the nature and distribution of the markings. The eggs are pyriform in shape, and measure from. '96 to 1-15 in length, and from *8 to '85 in breadth. 10. Tangiers (Favier). 2. Algeria (Capt. Loche). Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Turnix lepurana (Smith). (Plate VIII. fig. 8.) Turnix lepurana, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 608 (1875-84) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 539 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 48 (1899). The eggs of Smith's Bustard-Quail are greyish white with a pinkish tinge, densely spotted and speckled with pale purple, yellowish brown and reddish brown, more thickly at the larger end than elsewhere. The markings have a tendency to be confluent. The three examples in the Collection are pyriform and measure respectively : -87 by -68; -87 by -7; '88 by -72. 3. Lamu, E. Africa. F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B. [P.]. Turnix dussumieri (Temm.). Turnix dussumieri, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 193 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 371 (1890) ; Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vi. pi. i. fig. 835 (,1891); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 540 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 60 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 48 (1899). The eggs of the Little Bustard-Quail are greyish or yellowish white, freckled and spotted all over with pale purple and yellowish brown, and generally blotched as well with dark brown or black. These blotches are sometimes few in number and small in size ; at other times they are large and bold. The eggs are pyriform in shape, and measure from '8 to '95 in length, and from '65 to '72 in breadth. 2. N. India. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 16th April ( W. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 3. Sholapur. 17th Aug. (J. Davidson). Hume Coll. 9. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 72 TURNICID^E. Turnix tanki, Turnix tanki, Oates ed. Hume, Rests $ Eggs Ind. B. Hi. p. 370 (1890) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 544 (1893); Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 63 (1898) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). Turnix joudera, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 187 (1879) ; Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Sac. vi. pi. i. fig. 834 (1891). The eggs of the Indian Bustard-Quail present several types of markings, but as they can in all cases be matched by eggs of T. pugnax, no separate description appears necessary. They are pyriform, and measure from '85 to *9 in length, and '75 in breadth. 1. Sealkote, 26th Aug. (A. Oldham). Hume Coll. 1. Raipur (F. R. Blewitt}. Hume Coll. 1. Raipur, June (F. It. B.). Hume Coll. 4. Mysore, 29th April (J. Macpherson). Hume Coll. Turnix nigricollis (Gm.). Turnix nigricollis, Coican, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne-Edwards # Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. p. 494, pi. 305. fig. 3 (1885) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 549 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). The eggs of the Madagascar Bustard-Quail have a decided rufous tinge, but otherwise they closely resemble those of T.pugnax. They are pyriform, and measure from -84 to 1 in length, and from '73 to 8 in breadth. 11. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Turnix melanogaster (Gould}. Turnix melanogaster, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 178 (1865); Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Egos Austr. Birds, p. '285, pi. xvi. fig. 11 (1889) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 550 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). The eggs of the Black-breasted Bustard-Quail are pinkish white, very closely and minutely speckled with pale reddish brown and sparingly blotched with pale purple and black. The blotches are very firm and well-defined. The two examples in the Collection are blunt ovals and measure respectively : 1/15 by '82 ; 1-12 by '82. 2. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. Turnix varia (Lath.). Perdix varia, Thien. Fortpfanz. aes. Voa. p. 53, tab. xii. fig. 6 (1845-54). Turnix varius, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 179 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 285 (1889). Turnix varia, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 551 (1893): Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). TCRXIX. 73 The eggs of the Variegated Bustard-Quail are greyish white, minutely and closely speckled with reddish brown, pale purple and dark brown. Some are, in addition, marked with small blotches of very dark brown or black. These markings are equally distributed over the egg and are for the most part distinct and well-defined. The eggs are pyriform, and measure from 1/12 to 1/3 in length, and from -88 to -95 in breadth. 4. Australia. 1. Australia. •2. Australia. 1. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. 1. N.W. Australia. '2. Gippsland, Victoria. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Sir F. D. Cooper [P.]. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. F. A.PMlbrick, Esq., Q.C. [P.]. Turnix castanonota (Gould). Perdix (Hemipodius) castanotus, Thien. Fortvflanz. yes. Vog. p. 54, tab. xii. fig. 7 (1845-54). Turnix castanotus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 183 (1865). Turnix castanonota, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 552 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). The eggs of the Chestnut-backed Bustard-Quail are quite different from those of all the other species of this group, being white, sparingly marked with small, distinct, round spots of pale purple and black, the latter predominating. They are pyriform, and measure from -95 to 1-03 in length, and from *84 to '87 in breadth. 1. Australia. 7. Port Essington, N. Australia. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Gould Coll. Turnix pyrrhothorax (Gould}. (Plate VIII. fig. 12.) Turnix pyrrhothorax, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 186 (1865) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 287 (1889); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 553 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 49 (1899). The eggs of the Rufous-chested Bustard-Quail are greyish white, densely marked with more or less confluent specks of pale purple, yellowish brown, brown and black. The two examples in the Collection are very broadly pyriform, and measure respectively : '95 by -8; '93 by -8. '2. River Darling, Australia. Gould Coll. Turnix velox (Gould). (Plate VIII. fig. 7.) Turnix velox, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 184 (1865); Campbell, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883); North, Nests $ Egys Austr. Birds, p. 286 (1889) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 553 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). 74 TTJRNICID^:. — PTEROCLIEID^E. In the eggs of the Swift-flying Bustard-Quail the ground-colour is pinkish, and this is covered in varying degrees with speckles, spots and small blotches, all of them more or less confluent, of dark reddish hrown, pale purple, yellowish brown and chocolate- brown. On some specimens the blotches are of considerable- size. Some examples are pyriform, others broad ovals, and they measure from -9 to 1 in length, and from -65 to '75 in breadth. 1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. West Australia. Gould Coll. 4. South Australia. Gould Coll. Genus PEDIONOMUS, Gould. Pedionomus torquatus, Gould. Pedionomus torquatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Ausfr. ii. p. 187 (1865) : Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 51 (1883) ; North, Nest* $ EggsAustr. Birds, p. 288, pi. xvi. fig. 12 (1889) ; Grant, Cat. Bird* B. M. xxii. p. 554 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 49 (1899). The eggs of the Collared Plain- Wanderer are somewhat remark- able. Two specimens in the Collection are pyriform, very lengthened and pointed, and closely resembling in shape those of some of the Plovers. They are of a pale green colour, thickly speckled and blotched with underlying markings of pale purple and surface- markings of dark brown and yellowish brown. A third specimen is white with numerous shell-markings of pale purple and a few surface-spots of brown. This latter is much shorter than the two above described. The three examples measure respectively : 1'4 by •97 ; 1-35 by -96 ; 1-2 by -96. 2. New South Wales (Nelson}. Gould Coll. 1. South Australia. Gould Coll. Order PTERO C LI D IFORME S. Family PTEROCLIDID^E. The eggs of the Sand-Grouse are long and cylindrical, both ends being equally rounded. Occasionally an example is biconical or slightly compressed at either end. The texture is fine and smooth and the shell has a fine gloss. All the eggs of the Sand-Grouse are double-spotted. The shell- markings consist of spots and blotches of irregular shape and of various shades of grey, lavender and pale purple. They are always numerous and distinctly visible. The eggs of all the species are so similar in colour and markings that no particular reference to their coloration need be made. SYRliHAPTES. — PIEROCLIDURUS. 75 The surface-markings vary considerably in colour and character, and are of much service for the purpose of identification. The eggs of the Sand-Grouse are curiously like those of the Nightjars both in shape and coloration. Genus SYRRHAPTES, Illiger. Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pall.}. Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Newton, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 397, pi. xxxix. fig. 1 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 75 (1876); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 419, pi. 20 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 2 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 160, pi. 47. figs. 10, 12 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The eggs of Pallas's Three-toed Sand-Grouse are of a pale stone- colour. The surface-markings, consisting of specks, spots and blotches of yellowish brown, are evenly distributed over the shell. Seven examples measure from 1'55 to 1*7 in length, and from 1*13 to 1'25 in breadth. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, P. L. Sciater, Esq. [P.]. Amsterdam). .">. Altai Mountains, May (C. A. Tancre). Seebohm Coll. Syrrhaptes tibetanus, Gould. (Plate VIII. fig. 13.) Syrrhaptes tibetanus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 43 (1879) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 5 (1893) ; Gates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 18 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The eggs of the Tibetan Three-toed Sand-Grouse in the Collection are of a pale creamy-buff colour. Both the shell-markings and the surface-markings are small, and the latter consist entirely of spots of dull reddish brown, evenly distributed over the whole shell. Two examples measure respectively: 1-9 by 1-37; 2 by 1-33. 2. Pamir, C. Asia. St. G. Littledale, Esq. [P.]. Genus PTEROCLIDURUS, Bp. Pteroclidurus alchatus (Linn.). (Plate VIII. fig. 11.) Pterocles alchata, Hume $ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 77 (1879). Pteroclurus alchata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 7 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 22 (1898). Pteroclidurus alchatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The egg of the Eastern Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse in the Col- lection does riot resemble the eggs of P. pyrenaicus so closely as might be expected. It is of a creamy-buff colour, and the surface- markings, which consist of small specks, spots and smudges of 7b PTEEOCLIDID^E. pinkish brown, are rather closely deposited over the whole shell. It measures 1'66 by 1*15. 1. Jeenpur, Sind, 10th July. Hume Coll. Pteroclidurus pyrenaicus (Briss.). Pterocles alchata, Thien. Fortpflanz. qes. Voy. p. 48, tab. x. fig. 2 a, b (1845-54) ; Baedeker, EierEur. V'6g. tab. 21. fig. 8 (1855-63) : Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 352 ; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 70 ; Bree, Birds 'Eur. iii. p. 221, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 131, pi. — (1875) ; Sounders, Ibis, 1871, p. 223 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 67 (1874). Pteroclurus pyrenaicus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 9 (1893). Pteroclurus alchata, Irby, Orn. Sir. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 236 (1895). Pteroclidurus pyrenaicus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The eggs of the Western Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse may be separated from those of all the other species of Sand-Grouse by their bold and brilliant coloration. They vary from a pale creamy buff to a fairly dark buff colour. The surface-markings consist of spots and blotches of rather dark reddish brown. These are, as a rule, very distinct and well-defined, but occasionally they are confluent, and are always very evenly distributed over the egg. The specimens in the Collecton measure from 1'65 to 1'96 in length, and from 1*15 to 1/3 in breadth. 2. Seville, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 3. Seville (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Seville (U.S.).. Seebohm Coll. 3. Arganda, Spain (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Malaga, Spain (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Seville (L. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 1. Spain. Gould Coll. 2. South Spain. Lord Lilford [P.]. 5. Tunis. Louis Eraser, Esq. [C.]. 1. Harakta, Algeria, 10th June. Gould Coll. 2. Harakta, 10th J une ( W. H. Simpson). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Harakta, 10th June ( W. H. S.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Harakta, 10th June ( W. H. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Plains of Roumila. 21st May ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. H. S.). Pteroclidurus namaquus (Gm.). (Plate VIII. figs. 5 & 10.) Pterocles namaqua, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 574 (1875-84). Pteroclurus namaqua, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 10 (1893). Pteroclidurus namaquus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The two eggs of the Namaqua Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse in the Collection differ much from each oth,?r in colour, but they can be matched by eggs of the next species, P. exustus. They measure respectively: 1-35 by -fc6 ; 1-33 by '95. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. TTEROCLIDURUS. - . Pteroclidurus exustus (Temm.). Pterocles senegalensis, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Vog. p. 49, tab. x. fig1. 6 a, b (1845-54). Pterocles exustus, Sun/ess, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 30, Aves, pi. Ixxviii. fig. 1 ; Hume £ Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 69 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ E(j(js Ind. B. in. p. 361 (1890). Pteroclurus exustus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 12 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 2(5 (1898). Pteroclidurus exustus, Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The eggs of the Common Pin-tailed Sand-Grouse are pinkish stone-colour, greyish white or cream-colour, occasionally tinged with green. The surface-markings consist of spots, specks, streaks and blotches of olive-brown and greyish brown. These markings, as a rule, thickly cover the shell, and occasionally they form a bold ring round one end of the egg. One specimen in the series is perfectly plain. They measure from 1'3 to 1'6 in length, and from *95 to 1-15 in breadth. 11. India. 2. Sind (J. H. Gould}. 35. Sirsa District. 18. Sirsa District, 21st April. 1. Sirsa District, 30th April. 1. Sirsa District, 8th May. 2. Sirsa District, 25th May. 1. Sirsa District, 12th June. 2. Sirsa District, 1st July. 2. Sirsa District, 10th July. 3. Sirsa District, llth July. 2. Sirsa District, 12th July. 2. Sirsa District, 1st Sept. 3. Sirsa District, 3rd Sept. 2. Sirsa District *, 7th Sept. 2. Hissar, loth March ( W. Blewitt). 2. Hissar, 15th March ( W. B.). 2. Hissar, 20th March ( W. B.}. '2. Ilissar, 1st April ( W. B.}. 1. Hissar, 18th Sept. ( W. B.). ;j. Hansi, 15th March. 2. Hansi, 2nd April. 3. Plansi, 17th May. 3. Hansi, 3rd June. 1. Plansi, 10th June. 1. Delhi, 4th March (C. T. Bingham). 2. Gurhi Hursroo, 13th May. 2. Gurgaon, 7th Oct. ( W. N. Chill). 1. Agra. 3. Etawah, 15th July. 2. Etawah, 7th Feb. ( W. E. Brooks). 1. Jhansi, 13th June. 2. Sambhur, 21st May (R. M. Adam}. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Seebohm Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. * All the eggs from the Sirsa District were probably taken by Khan Kizaiu-oo-deen, Khan Bahadoor (cf. Hume, /. c.). 78 PTEKOCLIDID^. ] . Hoshungabad, 6th May. Hume Coll. 1. Nimar, 10th May. Hume Coll. 1. Saugor. Hume Coll. 2. Palawdee, 12th Feb. Hume Coll. 2. Jodhpur, March. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. Genus PTEROCLIS, Temm. Pteroclis arenarius (Pall.). Pterocles arenarius, Thien. Fortjrftanz. cjes. Vog. p. 48, tab. x. fig. 1 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 353; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 69; Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 226, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. iv. p. 135, pi. — (1875) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 223 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 61 (1874) ; Danford, Ibis, 1878, p. 27 ; Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 47 (1879); Barnes, Stray Featli. ix. p. 219 (1880); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 18 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 36 (1898). Pteroclis arenarius, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 50 (1899). The eggs of the Black-bellied Sand-Grouse are, on the whole, very pale, and present a marbled appearance. The ground is greyish white, cream-colour or pale buff, and occasionally very pale green. The surf ace- markings are yellowish brown, plain brown or pale rufous, and consist of ill-defined streaky blotches which are, more or less, confluent. The eggs measure from 1-7 to 2 in length, and from T23 to 1'33 in breadth. 2. Granada, Spain. Seebohm Coll. 2. Granada (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Arganda, Spain, 15th June (H. &). Seebohm Coll. 2. Tzhar, Algeria, 4th June ( W. H. Salvin-Godman Coll. Simpson). 3. Harakta, Algeria, 2nd June ( W. Salvin-Godman Coll. H. S.). 3. Harakta, 10th June ( W. H. S.\ Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Madracen, Constantine, 27th Mayr Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Tunis. Louis Fraser, Esq. [C.]. 1. Erzeroum, Asia Minor. Seebohm Coll. 2. Chaousk-Keui, Asia Minor, llth Seebohm Coll. May (C.G. Danford}. 3. Baghas-lyan, Asia Minor. 9th May Seebohm Coll. [aG.D.). 6. Jazli-tash, Asia Minor, 12th May Seebohm Coll. (C. G.D.). 1. Chaman, Afghanistan, 15th May Hume Coll. (H. E. Barnes). Pteroclis coronatus, Liclit. Pterocles coronatus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. aes. Vog. p. 49, tab. x. fig. 4 a, b (1845-54) ; Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 57 (1879) ; Barnes, Stray Featli. ix. pp. 219, 4o8 (I860) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) PTEROCLIS. 79 p. 313 (1896) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 23 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds 2nd. i. p. 41 (1898). Pteroclia coronatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 51 (1899). An egg of the Coronetted Sand-Grouse in the Collection is cream- coloured, with surface-spots and dashes of yellowish brown evenly distributed over the whole shell. It measures 1*6 by 1*05. 1. Chaman, Afghanistan, 27th May Hume Coll. (H. E. Barnes). Pteroclis fasciatus (Scop.). Pterocles fasciatus, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 59 (1879), iii. App. pi. ii. (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Ec/ys Ind. B. iii. p. 364 (1890) : Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 27 (1893) ; Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 45 (1898). Pteroclis fasciatus, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 51 (1899). The ground-colour of the eggs of the Indian Painted Sand- Grouse is pinkish white, pinkish buff or salmon-pink. The surface- markings consist of specks and spots of pale reddish brown : these are generally evenly distributed over the shell, but sometimes they are collected at one end. A few examples have some large blotches of bright reddish brown at the larger end. Specimens measure from 1-3 to 1-6 in length, and from -9 to 1-05 in breadth. 1. Delhi, 30th May (C. T. Bingham}. Hume Coll 1. Hoshungabad, 6th May (E. C. Nunn). Hume Coll. 2. Sambhur (R. M. Adam). Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 20th April (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 4. Sambhur, 20th April (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 2. Sambhur, 27th April (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 1st May (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 4th May (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 8th May (R. M. A.}. Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 8th May (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 2. Sambhur, 8th May (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. 3. Sambhur, 21st May (JR. M. A.). Hume Coll. 2. Chanda, C. Provs., 28th Nov. Hume Coll. (R. Thompson). Order CO LU MBIFO RMES. The eggs of the Pigeons are white, the shell being almost invariably fine and smooth. The amount of gloss is variable. They are normally of a perfect elliptical shape, both ends being equally rounded. Occasionally specimens are biconical or spheroidal in form ; oval-shaped eggs are rarely met with. In many large series of the eggs of the Pigeons, a number of specimens may be noticed of a drab or brown colour or with a 80 TRERONID.E. creamy tinge. There can be little doubt, however, that the eggs of all Pigeons are white when first laid, and that discoloration takes place after incubation has commenced. A few instances may be cited to support this conclusion. The eggs of Zenaida meridionalis are said by Gosse (' Birds of Jamaica,' p. 307) to be of a drab colour, but the specimens taken by Messrs. A. & E. Newton (Ibis, 1859, p. 253), and now in the National Collection, are white. The eggs of (Ena capensis in the Collection are of a cream-colour, but Andersson (' Birds of Damara Land/ p. 235) remarks of this species that " its two white eggs have a rosy tint." Of the fifteen eggs of Chalcophaps indica in the Collection, nine are cream-coloured, but no less than six are pure white. In the following descriptions, therefore, of the eggs of the Pigeons, it will be understood that they are white unless the contrary is stated. Sub-Order COLUMBJE. Family TRERONID^. Sub-Family TRERONIN^E. Genus SPHENOCERCUS, Gray. Sphenocercus sphenurus Sphenocercus sphenurus, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Efjgs Ind. B. ii. p. 377 (1890) ; Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 8 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 52 (1899). The eggs of the Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon have comparatively little gloss. They measure from 1-07 to 1'25 in length, and from •84 to -93 in breadth. 2. India. Gould Coll. 1. Gurhwal, May. Hume Coll. 3, Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. Genus VINAGO, Guv. Vinago delalandei Treron delalandii, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 558 (1875- 84) ; Ayres, Ibis, 1885, p. 345. Vinago delalandei, Salvadon, Cat. Birds B, M. xxi. p. 24 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 52 (1899). The egg of Delalande's Green Pigeon in the Collection measures 1-18 by -96 and has but little gloss. 1. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. CROcorus. 81 Genua CROCOPUS, Bp. Crocopus phcenicopterus (Lath.). Crocopus phoenicopteru8, Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376; Oaten ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 370 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 26 (1893) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 5 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 53 (1899). Crocopus viridifrons, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 373 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 28 (1893J ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 53 (1899). The eggs of the Bengal Green Pigeon measure from 1*10 to 1/35 in length, and from -9 to 1 in breadth. Some are glossy, while others have only a faint gloss. 1. Saliarunpur (G. F. L. Marshall}. 2. Hansi, 17th March ( W. Blcwitt}. 2. Hansi, 16th May ( W. B.). 1. Hansi, 18th May (W. B.). 1. Hansi, 22nd May ( W. B.). 2. Maunbhoom, April (R. C. Beavan}. 1. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 16th March (C. T. Bingham}. 1. Thoungyin River, 17th March (C. T. B.}. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Crocopus chlorigaster (Blyth). Crocopus chlorigaster, Legge, Bird* Cei/l. p. 722 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 372 (1890). Crocopus chlorogaster, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 30 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 53 (1899). The eggs of the Southern Green Pigeon are highly glossed, and measure from 1/1 to 1'35 length, and from -9 to 1 in breadth. 1. Hansi, C. India, 5th April ( W. Hume Coll. Blewitt}. 1. Hansi, 9th April ( W. B.}. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 14th April (W. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 19th April ( W, B.}. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 21st April (W. B.}. Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 22nd April ( W. B.}. Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 23rd April ( W. B.}. Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 27th April ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Hansi, 2nd May ( W. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Hansi, 14th May ( W. B.}. Hurae Coll. 1. Bareilly, 2nd June (A. O. Hume}. Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 16th May (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 23rd March (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, 15th April (A. O. H.}. Hume Coll. 2. Lucknow, 5th May. Hume Coll. 1. Mundla, 6th April. Hume Coll, VOL. I. 82 TRERONIDJE. Genus TRERON, V. Treron nipalensis (Hodgs.}. Treron nepalensis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 370 (1890). Treron nipalensis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 34 (1893) ; Sharps, Hand-l i. p. 53 (1899). The egg of the Thick-billed Green Pigeon in the Collection measures 1-13 by -89, and is moderately glossy. 1. Thoungyin River, Tenasserirn, 28th Hume Coll. March (C. T. Bingham). Genus OSMOTRERON, Bp. Osmotreron phayrei, Blyth. Osmotreron phayrii, Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 376 (1890). Osmotreron phayrei, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 43 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 54 (1899). The egg of the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon in the Collection measures T2 by -8, and is highly glossy. 1. Tavoy, Burma, 19th March (J. Dar- Hume Coll. ling}. Osmotreron malabarica (Jerd.). Osmotreron malabarica, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 375 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 45 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 54 (1899). Osmotreroii affinis, Blanf. Fauna Brit. 2nd., Birds, iv. p. 8 (1898). The eggs of the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon in the Collection measure respectively : 1*07 by '85 ; I'l by '85, and are fairly glossy. 1. Wynaad, S. India, 7th April (J. Dar- Hume Coll. ling}. 1. Wynaad, 10th April (J. 2).). Hume Coll. Osmotreron bicincta (Jerd.). Osmotreron bicincta, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 725 (1879); Oates ed. Hume, Nests $Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 374 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 67 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 54 (1899). The eggs of the Orange-breasted Green Pigeon measure from. 1 to !•! in length, and from '85 to -9 in breadth, and have a faint gloss. 2. Tippera, April (V. Irwiri). Hume Coll. 1. Pegu, 15th May (E. W. Gates). Hume Coll. ]. Pegu, 15th May (E. W. O.}. Seebohm Coll. 1. Pegu, 20th March (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. OSMOTRERON. PHABOTREROX. PTILOruS. £ : I Osmotreron vcrnans (Linn.). TYeron vornans, Eoerett, P. Z. S. 183 J, p. 225 j id. List Birds Born. p. 196 (1889). Os mot re roil vernans, O ties ed. Hume, Nests $ Ef/f/s I/id. B. ii. p. 375 (1890) ; Saloadori, Cat. Birds It. M. xxi. p. GO (1893) ; Shai-pe, Hand-l. i. p. 54 (1899). The eggs of the Pink-necked Green Pigeon measure from 1/08 to 1-12 in length, and from -8 to '88 in breadth, and have but little gloss. -2. Kussoom, Malay Peninsula, 7th July Hume Coll. ( W. Damson). 2. Klanor, Malay Peninsula, 12th Jan. Hume Coll. (W.D.). 2. Labuan, Borneo, May. A. H. Everett, Esq. [P.]. Genus PHABOTRERON, Bp. Phabotreron leucotis (Temm.\ Phabotreron leucotis, Saloadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 07 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 55 (1899). Geopelia striata, Grant $ Whitehead* (lapsu), Ibis, 1898, p. 246. The eggs of the White-eared Pigeon are glossy, and measure from 1-05 to 1-13 in length, and from -77 to -8 in breadth. 4. • Engano, North-east Luzon, May. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Sub-Family PTILOPODIN,E. Genus PTILOPUS, Swains. Ptilopus perousei, Peale. Ptilonopus perousii, Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 441. Ptilopus perousei, Salvador^ Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 87 (1893) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 56 (1899). The egg of Marie's Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection measures 1*16 by -97, and has little or no gloss. 1. Tongatabu, Friendly Islands. P. B. Leefe; Esq. [P.]. Ptilopus swainsoni, Gould. Ptilinopus swainsonii, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 106 (1865). Ptilopus swainsoni, Saloadori. Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 95 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 57 (1899). * The late Mr. Whitehead informed me that the eggs of this species were attributed by him to Geopelia striata by an oversight. They were really those ui the present species. G2 84 The eggs of Swainson's Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection measure respectively : 1-2 by -87 ; T26 by -87. They have only a faint gloss. 1. Cape York, N. Australia. Gould Coll. 1 . Australia. Gould Coll. Ptilopus ewingi, Gould. Ptilinopus ewiugii, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 107 (1805). Ptilopus ewingi, Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 9(3 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 57 (1899). The eggs of Ewing's Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection are gloss- less and measure respectively : 1'15 by '79 ; 1'22 by *85. 1. Somerset, Cape York, 3rd Dec. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.l. 1. Somerset, 8th Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.J. Ptilopus fasciatus, Peale. Ptilonopus fasciatus, Finsch fy Uartl, Fauna Centralpolyn. p. 115, t. ii. fig. 3 (1867) ; Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 442. Ptilopus fasciatus, Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 98 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 57 (1899). The eggs of the Banded Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection are without gloss, and measure respectively : 1-28 by '88 ; 1-27 by -92. 1. Samoa, Sept. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [P.I. 1. Samoa, Oct. Ilev. S. J. Whitmee [P.]. Genus LAMPROTRERON, Bp. Lamprotreron superba (Temm. $ Knip). Lamprotreron superbus, Goidd, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 108 (1865) ; Campbell ', Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 269 (1889). Ptilopus superbus, Ramsai/, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 1151 (1887) ; Salvador i, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 112 (1893). Lamprotreron superba, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 58 (1899). The egg of the Superb Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection is glossless, and measures 1/12 by *82. 1. Somerset, Cape York, 29th Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. Genus MEGALOPREPIA, lleichenb. Megaloprepia assimilis (Gould). Megaloprepia assimilis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. Ill (1865): North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 270 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 168 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 62 (1899). The eggs of the Allied Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection measure MEGALOPREPIA. CARPOPHAGA. 85 respectively: 1-4 by *9o; 1'39 by -05, and have a small amount of gloss. 1. Somerset, Cape York, 7th Dec. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.l. 1. Somerset, 6th Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [O.J. Megaloprepia puella (Less.). Carpophaga puella, Macgillivray, Voy. ' Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852). Megaloprepia puella, Nehrkorn, J. f. O. 1885, p. 34 ; Salvadori, C Birds B. M. xxi. p. 170 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 63 (1899). The egg of the Fairy Fruit-Pigeon in the Collection measures 1-23 by '85, and is without gloss. 1. Cape York, N. Australia (Gapt. Voy. H. M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' Stanley). Sub-Family CARPOPHAGIN^). Genus CARPOPHAGA, Selly. Carpophaga insular is, Blyth. Carpophaga insularis, Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B, ii. p. 367 (1890); Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 185 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 64 (1899). The egg of the Mcobar Imperial Pigeon in the Collection measures 1'9 by 1'37, and possesses a small amount of gloss. 1. Trinkut Island, Nicobars, 17th Hume Coll. March ( W. Damson], Carpophaga aenea (Linn.). Carpophaga senea, Sharpe, P. Z. S 1879, p. 348 ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 718 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 366 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 190 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 64 (1899). The eggs of the Green Imperial Pigeon are fairly glossy, and measure from 1'6 to 1'85 in length, and from 1-25 to 1'32 in breadth. 1. Labuan, Borneo. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 2. Port Blair, Andamans, 7th July Hume Coll. (R. J. Wimberky). ]. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 19th March (C. T. Bingham). Carpophaga rhodinolaema, Scl. Carpophaga rhodinolsema, Sclater, Zool. ' Challenger' Exped. ii. pp. 31, 151 (1880) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 196 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 64 (1899). 86 TRERONID.E. The eggs of Sclater's Imperial Pigeon in the Collection measure respectively: 2'1 by 1-3; 1-9 by 1'32; 1*9 by 1-34. They are slightly glossy. 3. Admiralty Islands. Voy. II.M.S. < Challenger/ Genus DUCULA, Hodgs. Ducula cuprea (Jerd.). Carpophaga cuprea, Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 368 (1890) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 215 (1893). Ducula cuprea, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 66 (1899). The eggs of Jerdon's Imperial Pigeon in the Collection are glossy, and measure respectively: 1-68 by 1-32; 1-73 by 1-26; 1-7*6 by 1-29. 1. Kakencotte Forest, Mysore, 2nd Hume Coll. March (/. Macpherson). 2. Kakencotte Forest, 27th April Hume Coll. (/. Macpherson). Ducula griseicapilla, Walden. Carpophaga griseicapilla, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 369 (1890) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 217 (1893). Ducula griseicapilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 66 (1899;. The egg of the Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon in the Collection is fairly glossy, and measures 1'61 by 1-15. 1. Mooleyit Mountain, Tenasserim, Hume Coll. 27th Jan. ( W. Damson). Genus MYEISTICIVORA, lleichenb. Myristicivora bicolor (Scop.). Carpophaga bicolor, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 348 ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 369 (1890). Myristicivora bicolor, Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 227 (1893) Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 67 (1899). Two eggs of the Pied Imperial Pigeon measure respectively : 1-78 by 1-25 ; 1-9 by 1-35. They are fairly glossy. 1. Trinkut Island, Nicobars, 4th Feb. Hume Coll. ( Wimberley}. 1. Labuan, Borneo, Feb. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. v Myristicivora spilorrhoa (Gray). Myristicivora spilorrhoa, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 114 (186-5) : North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 269 (1889) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p, 231 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-Li, p. 67 (1899). COLOIBID.E. 87 The eggs of the White Nutmeg-Pigeon in the Collection measure respectively: 1'77 by 1-25; 1-85 by 1-27; 1/76 by 1-2; 1-8 by 1-25 ; 1/75 by 1*27. They have a moderate amount of gloss. 2. N.E. Australia (J. Macgillivray). 2. Cape York, N. Australia. 1. Fergusson Island, New Guinea, 12th Oct. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [C.]. Family COLUMBINE. Sub-Family COLUMBINE. Genus COLTTMBA, Linn. Columba livia, Bonn. Columba livia, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 64, tab. xi. fig. 14 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 7 (1855-63) ; Heicitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 274, pi. Ixvii. fig. iii (1866) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 11 (1879) ; Seebokm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 405, pi. 17 (1884) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 252 (1893) ; Seebokm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 158, pi. 47. fig. 9 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 (Io99). The eggs of the Rock- Dove are very glossy, and measure from 1-35 to 1-5 in length, and from 1-1 to 1-2 in breadth. Faroe Islands, 19th June (H. C. Mutter: Hargitt Coll.'). Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Orkneys. Island of Islay (Hargitt Coll.}. North Uist, 5th June (E. V. See- bohm). Breachy, Donegal, loth May (H. Saunders). Donegal, 1st June (H. S.). Co. Waterford, 15th April. Co. Waterford, 4th May. Co. Waterford, 28th June. Bempton, Yorkshire. Seville, Spain, April (Ruiz}. Siberia, Krasnoyarsk, (Kibort). 5th June Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Columba intermedia, Strickl. Columba intermedia, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 698 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests # Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 344 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 259 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 69 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Blue Rock-Pigeon measure from 1-3 to 88 COLUMBID^. 1-65 in length, and from 1'05 to 1-25 in breadth, and are very glossy. 2. '2. 2. 1. 8. 1. 1. 1. 6. 2. 9. 2 10! Gurgaon District, ]2th April. Hume Coll. Gurgaon District, 13th April. Hume Coll. Etawah, 19th Jan. Hume Coll. Etawah, 28th Jan. Hume Coll. Baraitch, 4th May. Hume Coll. Bhurtpur, 29th Jan. (A. O. Hume}. Hume Coll. Sarnbhur, 7th March (R. M. Hume Coll. Adam). Samhhur, 20th March (JR. M. A'.}. Hume Coll. Sambhur, 25th March (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. Sambhur, 28th March (R. M. A.). Hume Coll. Sambhur, 1st April (R. M. A.}. Hume Coll. Sambhur, 5th April (R. M. A.). Hume Coll Jodhpur, 4th April. Hume Coll. Dhola, Jodhpur, 5th April. Hume Coll. Columba cenas, Linn. Columba cenas, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 273, pi. Ixvii. tig. ii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 23 (1876) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 401, pi. 17 (1884) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 261 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 158, pi. 47. fig. 7 (1896) ; Sharpe.Hand-l. i. p. 69. The eggs of the Stock-Dove are very glossy and frequently tinged with a faint cream-colour. They measure from T4 to 1-5 in length, and from 1*15 to 1*2 in breadth. Mossford Wood, Loch Luichart, 24th May (W. McRae : Har- gitt Coll.}. Wilstrop, Yorkshire (Hargitt Coll}. Derbyshire, 22nd April (H. See- bohm}. Little Eaton, Derbyshire, 23rd April (H. S}. Edwinstow, 7th Mav (H. S.}. Granchester, Cambridgeshire, 5th April (O. Salvin). Colefall Wood,Finchley (O. S.}. Cookham, Berkshire. Avington Park, Hants, 14th May (E. Hargitt). New Forest (Parsons). New Forest, 7th April (Fawen). Sweden. Stolp, Pomerania, 8th May (T. Holland) . Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. COLUMI5A. 89 Coluinba phseonota, G. E. Gray. Columba phaeonota, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 559 (1875- 84) ; Ayres, Ibis, 1877, p. 345 ; 1880, p. 109 ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 268 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 69 (1899). The two eggs of the South- African Speckled Pigeon in the Collection differ greatly in size and measure respectively : 1*6 by 1 "2 ; 1*35 by 1'05. They are moderately glossy. 1. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [P.]. Columba leucocephala, Linn. Columba leucocephala, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 299 (1847); Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 363 (1874) ; Con/, Birds Bahama Is. p. 137 (1880) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 131, pi. iv. fig. 4 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 278 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 70 (1899). The egg of the White-crowned Pigeon, or Bald-pate, in the Collection measures 1-36 by 1-05, and is glossy. 1. Jamaica (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Columba speciosa, Gm. Columba speciosa, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 543 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 281 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 70 (1899). The egg of the Scallop-necked Pigeon in the Collection is glossy and measures 1*48 by 1*05. 1. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salviu-Godman Coll. (T.K. Salmon}. Columba araucana, Less. Columba araucana, James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 296 (1893) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 297 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 71 (1899). The eggs of the Chilian Pigeon in the Collection are glossy, and measure respectively: 1'44 by 1*05; 1'5 by 1-15; 1*55 by 1'18; 1-62 by 1-15. 1. Central Chile (Landbeck}. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Chile, 15th December. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Chile. Purchased. 1 . Laid in confinement in England, E. G. Meade-Waldo,Esq. [P.]. July. Columba laurivora, Webb $ Berth. Columba laurivora, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 31 (1875) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 297 (1893) ; Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 71 (1899). 90 COLUMBIDJE. An egg of the Canarian Pigeon measures 1'55 by 1/15, and is glossy. 1. Laid in confinement in England. E. G. Meade- Waldo, Esq. [P.]. Columba bollei, Godman. Columba bollei, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 29 (1875) ; Reid, Ibis, 1877, p. 425; Koenig, J.f. O. 1890, p. 286, tab. viii. fig. 12 ; Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 297 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 71 (1899). The egg of Bolle's Pigeon in the Collection measures 1*65 by 1*1 and is moderately glossy. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Zool. Society, dens, London). Columba palumbus, Linn. Columba palumbus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voq. p. 62, tab. xi. fig. 12 (1845-54); Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 318; Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 271, pi. Ixvii. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Ear. vii. p. 3 (1878); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 396, pi. 17 (1884); Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 299 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Bird*, p. 157, pi. 47. fig. 8 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p/71 (1899). Palumbus torquatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 5 (1855-63). The eggs of the Wood-Pigeon are very glossy, and measure from 1*55 to 1'7 in length, and from 1*15 to 1/35 in breadth. 4. 2. Mossford, Loch Luichart ( W. McEae : Hargitt Coll.). Half Glen, near Knockie (Hargitt Coll.). Dochfour, Inverness-shire (Hargitt Coll.). North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, 23rd April (Hargitt Coll.). Allerton Park, Yorkshire, 24th May (W. Harrison: Hargitt Coll.). Wilstrop, Yorkshire, 28th May (T. Cass : Hargitt Coll.). Harrogate, Yorkshire, llth July (H. Seebohm). Ashopton, Derbyshire, 3rd April (H. S.). Maddingley, Cambridgeshire, 19th May (O. Salvin). Cambridgeshire. Colefall Wood, Finchley (O. Salvin). Elveden, Suffolk, June (O. Salvin). New Forest, 26th April (H. Saunders). Stolp, Pomerania, 20th May (T. Hol- land). Stolp, 24th May (T. H.). Stolp, 25th May (T. H.). Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 17th May (O. Salvin). Ain Djendeli, 20th May (O. S.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. COLUMBA. — MACROPYGIA. Columba casiotis 91 Palumbus casiotis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 346(1890). Columba casiotis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 302 (1893) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl] p. 299 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 71 (1899). The eggs of the Eastern Wood- Pigeon are glossy ; three examples measure respectively : T55 by 1*12; 1-5 by 1*03; 1'55 by 1-05. 1. Himalayas, 16th June. Hume Coll. 2. Agrore Valley, Punjab, 20th May Hume Coll. (Col. Unwiri). Columba elphinstonei (SyJces). Palumbus elphinstonii, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 347 (1890). Columba elphinstonei, Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 304 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 71 (1899). The eggs of the Nilghiri Wood-Pigeon in the Collection are glossy and measure respectively : 1*45 by 1'06 ; 1'53 by 1*1 ; 1*51 by 1-18. 1. Nilghiris, June (W. Davism). Hume Coll. 2. Kotagherry, Nilghiris, 23rd June Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburri). Columba ianthina, Temm. Carpophaga ianthina, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 165 (1890). Columba fanthina, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 310 (1893). Columba ianthina, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 71 (1899). The egg of the Japanese Wood-Pigeon in the Collection is glossy and measures 1'55 by 1-14. 1. Chichishima, Japan, 6th June (P. A. Hoist}. Seebohm Coll. Sub-Family MACROPYGIIN.E. Genus MACROPYGIA, Swains. Macropygia tusalia (Hodys.}. Macropygia tusalia, Oates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 362 (1890) : Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 338 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 73 (1899). Two eggs of the Bar-tailed Cockoo-Dove in the Collection are moderately glossy and measure respectively : 1-37 by '95 ; 1'37 by 1-03. One is spotted with dull yellow, but this is undoubtedly due to stains. 2. Mongphoo, Darjiling, June (/. Gammie). Hume Coll. 92 COLUMBID^J. - Sub-Family ECTOPISTIN^E. Genus ECTOPISTES, Swains. Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.). Columba migratoria. Thien. Fortnflanz. qes. Voq. p. 61. tab. xi. fig. 11 (1845-54). Ectopistes migratorius, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridqw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 368 (1874) ; Bendire, Life Hint. N. A. Birds, i. p. 132, pi. iv. fig. 6 {1892) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 369 (1893) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 160, pi. 47. fig. 11 (1896) ; Sharne. Hand-l. i. p. 76 (1899). The eggs of the Passenger-Pigeon measure from 1-36 to 1-6 in length, and from 1'04 to 1-17 in breadth.* They are moderately 1. Laid in confinement in England. H. Walter, Esq. [P.]. •2. Canada (Gale: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. North America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Rockford, Illinois (Blackman: Salvin-Godman Coll. Smiths. Inst.). 1. East Windsor Hill, U.S.A. (W. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Wood: Smiths. Inst.). 1. Texas (H. E. Dresser). Seebohm Coll. Family PEBISTERIME. Sub-Family ZENAIDIN^E. Genus ZENAIDURA, Bp. Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.). Zenaidura carolinensis, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 10 (1855-63) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 383 (1874) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 374 (1893) ; Sharne, Hand-l. i. p. 76 (1899). Zenaidura macroura, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 139. pi. iv. figs. 8, 9 (1892). The eggs of the Carolina Dove are moderately glossy, and measure from I'Ol to 1-2 in length, and from -85 to -87 in breadth. 2. N. America (Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. N. America, 9th-l 5th May (Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.). * The eggs of this Pigeon figured by Thienernann measure only 1'2 by -9. ZEXAIDA. 100 miles west of Fort Cobb, 5th June (C. S. McCarthy: Texas Bound. Survey] . Pennsylvania (T. M. Brewer}. Princeton, New Jersey, 22ud April. Princeton, 25th April. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salviu-Godman Coll. PrincetouUniversity, N. J. [E.j. Princetonllniversity, N.J. [E.J. Genus ZENAIDA, Bp. Zenaida meridionalis (Lath.). Zenaida amabilis, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 307 (1847) ; A. Sf E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 253; Ba/rd, B reiver # Ridyiv. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 379 (1874) ; Cory, Birds Bahama Isls. p. 138 (1880) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 382 (1893). Zenaida zenaida, Bendire. Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 143, pi. ii. fig. 21 (1892). Coluraba meridionalis, Sakadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 641 (1893). Zenaida meridionalis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 76 (1899). The eggs of the Pea-Dove, or Zenaida Dove, in the Collection are glossy and measure respectively : 1-18 by -9 ; 1-2 by -86. 2. St. Croix,W. Indies (A.$E. Newton}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs}. Zenaida maculata, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 141 (1889) ; Sharp?, Jwrn. Linn. Soc., Zool. xx. p. 479 (1890); Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 2C9 ; James, New List of Chilian Bird.?, p. 10 (1892) j Aplin, Ibis, 1894, p. 202. Zenaida auriculala, fifthadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 384 (1893); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 77 (1899). The eggs of the Spotted Dove measure from 1*1 to 1/25 in length, and from -85 to -92 in breadth. They are moderately glossy. 1. Fernando Noronha Island. 2. Fernando Noronha Island. 5. Uruguay. 5. Argentine Republic, Oct 2. Central Chile. 2. Central Chile. 2. Central Chile. 2. Central Chile. 2. Central Chile. H. N. Ridley, Esq. [P.]. II. N. Ridley, Esq. [P.l O. V. Aplin, Esq. [C.]. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Zenaida runcauda, G. R. Gray. Zenaida ruficauda, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 543 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 387 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 77 (1899). An egg of the Rufous-tailed Dove in the Collection is of a pale cream-colour, measures 1/2 by *9, and is moderately glossy. 1. Medellin, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. K. Salmon). 94 PERISTERID^. Genus MELOPELIA, Bp. Melopelia leucoptera (Linn.}. Melopelia leucoptera, Baird, Breiver 8f Ridyw. N. Amer. Birds] iii. p. 376 (1874) ; Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 145, pi. xi. tig. 23 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 392 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 77 (1899). Three eggs of the White-winged Dove in the Collection measure respectively : 1-25 by -91 ; T27 by -85 ; 1-19 by -85 ; and are moderately glossy. 2. N. America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Sub-Family TORTURING. Genus TURTUR, Selby. Turtur turtur (Linn.). Columba turtur, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 58, tab. xi. fig. 5 (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 275, pi. Ixvii. fig. iv (1856). Turtur auritus, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; Saldn, Ibis, 1859, p. 318; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii.'p. 41 id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 159, pi. 47. fig. 2 (1896). Ibis, 1859, p. 318; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii.'p. 411, pi. 17 (1884) ; Eggs of Br Turtur vulgaris, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 39 (1876). Turtur turtur, Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. Ill ; Salvadori, Cat'. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 396 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 77 (1899). The eggs of the Turtle-Dove are moderately glossy, and measure from 1*1 to 1-25 in length, and from -85 to -95 in breadth. 6. Cambridgeshire F. Bond, Esq. [P.]. ;}. Colefall Wood, Finchley (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Caen Wood, Hampstead (O. S.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Suffolk (J. H. Morse). Seebohm Coll. 2. Valkenswaard, Holland, 12th May Seebohm Coll. (H. T. Wharton $ H. Seebohm). 2. Valkenswaard, 24th May (H. T. W. % Seebohm Coll. H. S.). 2. Elbouf Forest, France (Noury). Seebohm Coll. 2. Dorpat, Baltic Provs. (Russow). Seebohm Coll. 2. Stolp, Pomerania, 16th June (T. Hoi- Seebohm Coll. land). 2. Stolp, 16th June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, May (0. Sal- Salvin-Godman Coll. vin). 5. Fao, Persian Gulf, 16th May. W. D. Gumming, Esq. [P.]- Fao, 22nd May. W. D. Gumming, Esq. [P.J. Jasji, Gulf of Oman; April. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.]. TTJRTUR. HOMOrELIA. U5 Turtur isabellinus, Bp. Turtur sharpii, Shelley, Birds Egypt, p. 215 (1872). Turtur isabellinus, Shelley, Birds Egypt, p. 216 (1872) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 49 (1877) ; Salvador*', Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 400 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). The eggs of the Isabelline Turtle-Dove in the Collection are moderately glossy, and measure respectively : 1*1 by '82 ; 1*03 by •77 : 1-04 by -83. 1. Egypt, 16th April (Capt. Shelley}. Seebohm Coll. 1. Soudan, 22nd April (W. V.). * Colonel \V. Verner [P.]. Turtur ferrago (Eversm.). Turtur rupicola, Tacz. J.f. O. 1873, p. 97, tab, ii. fig. 30. Turtur pulehratus, Leyge, Birds Ceyl. p. 711 (1879). Turtur pulchrala, Oat'es ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 349 (1890). Turtur ferrago, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 401 (1893) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 41 (1898) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. f 8 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Turtle-Dove are very glossy and measure from 1/1 to 1*35 in length, and from -85 to 1 in breadth. 1. Kotegurh, N.W. Himalayas, Hume Coll. 14th April. 2. Kotegurh, J 6th April. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegurh, 17th April. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 16th May. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegurh, 30th May. Hume Coll. 3. Kotegurh, 31st May. Hume Coll. 4. Kotegurh, 7th June. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegurh, 10th June. Hume Coll. 2. Kotegurh, llth June. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 13th June. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 16th June. Hume Coll. 1. Kotegurh, 21st June. Hume Coll. 1. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. Turtur orientalis (Lath.}. Turtur meena, Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 350 (1890). Turtur orientalis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 403 (1893) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind.. Birds, iv. p. 40 (1898) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). The eggs of the Rufous Turtle-Dove are moderately glossy and measure from 1/06 to 1/15 in length, and from '85 to *95 in breadth. 6. Raipur, India (F. R. Blewitt}. Hume Coll. Genus HOMOPELIA, Salvad. Homopelia picturata (Temm.). Turtur picturatus, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne-Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. p. 460, pi. 303. fig. 11 (1885) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 409 (1893). Ilomopelia picturata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). 96 PERISTERIDJE. The eggs of the Painted Dove measure from 1'22 to 1'36 in length, and from -88 to 1 in breadth, and are moderately glossy. 6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Kev. W. Deans Cowan [0.]. Genus STREPTOPELIA, Bp. Streptopelia semitorquata (Riipp.). Turtur semitorquatus, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 566 (1875-84) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 416 (1893). Streptopelia semitorquata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 78 (1899). The eggs of the Red-eyed Turtle-Dove measure from 1-07 to 1'2 in length, and from -85 to *92 in breadth, and are rather highly glossy. 3. S. Africa. Gould Coll. 2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 3. Natal. Capt. Savile Keid [P.]. Streptopelia dussumieri (Temm.). Turtur dussumieri, Steere, List Birds fy Mamm. Philip, p. 24 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B.M. xxi. p. 423 (1893). Streptopelia dussumieri, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 79 (1899). The eggs of Dussumier's Turtle-Dove in the Collection measure respectively : T2 by -92 ; 1-23 by '92. They are almost without gloss. 2. Negros, Philippines, 13th Feb. Steere Exped. Streptopelia capicola (Finsch fy Hartl.). Turtur semitorquatus (nee Riipp.}, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 214. Turtur capicola, Sharpe1 s ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 567 (1875-84) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B.M. xxi. p. 424 (1893). Streptopelia capicola, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 79 (1899). Two eggs of the Cape Turtle-Dove in the Collection are very glossy and measure respectively : 1'4 by *87 ; 1*15 by '88. 2. Transvaal (T. Ayres). Seebokm Coll. Streptopelia douraca (Hodgs.}. Columba risoria, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 60, tab. xi. fig. 8 (1845- 54). Streptopelia risoria, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 9 (1855-63). Turtur risorius, Layard, Ann. fy Mag. N. H. (2) xiv. p. 59 (1854) ; Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376 ; Tristram, Ibis, 1868, p. 211 ; Dresser, Birds JEur. vii. p. 51 (1877) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 357 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 46 (1898). Turtur douraca, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 430 (1893). Streptopelia douraca, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 79 (1899). CENOFOPELIA. 97 The eggs of the Indian Ring-Dove in the Collection possess a comparatively small amount of gloss, and measure from 1*05 to 1-25 in length, and from -85 to 1 in breadth. 1. Palestine (H. B. Tristram). 2. Palestine (H. B. T.). 2. Jericho, April (H. B. T.). 2. Jericho, 21st May (H. B. T.). 4. Sind. 3. Ahmedabad, 23rd April. 1. liajputana, 14th April. 12. Jodhpur, Ist-oth April. 2. Jeypur, 23rd March. 14. Gurgaon Distr., 12th April. 2. Gurgaon Distr., 28th March. 2. Bhurtpur, 28th Jan. 2. Agra, 2Gth July. 2. Agra, llth Aug. 1. Allygurh, July. 15. Etawah, Jan. to March. 1. Futtehpur Sikri, 31st Jan. 4. Allahabad. 2. Bareilly, 23rd June. 1. Maunbhoom, April (R. C. Beavari). 1. Ceylon (E. L. Laijard). Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohui Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Hurne Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll, Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus (ENOPOPELIA, Blanf. (Enopopelia tranquebarica (Herm.). Turtur tranquebaricus, Let/ye, Birds Ceyl. p. 708 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests Sf Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 359 (1890) ; Saloadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 437 (1893). (Enopopelia tranquebarica, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind.t Birds, iv. p. 47, part. (1898). Onopopelia tranquebarica, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 79 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Red Turtle-Dove are tinged with faint cream-colour. They measure from -98 to 1*1 in length, and from •75 to *85 in breadth, and are highly glossy. 2. Sikhirn Terai, 15th March. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai', 16th April. Hume Coll. 2. Sikhim Terai, 14th May. Hume Coll. 1. Gurgaon District, 12th April. Hume Coll. 2. Allygurh, July. Hume Coll. 1. Etawah, llth April ( W. E. Broolts). Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 8th May. Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 25th May. Hume Col.. 2. Bareilly, 26th May. Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 3rd June. Hume Coll. 2. Bareilly, 7th June. Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 13th June. Hume ColL 2. Futtehpur Sikri, 31st Jan. Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiris, May. Hume Coll. VOL. I. 98 PEKISTEKID^E. Genus SPILOPELIA, Sundeu. Spilopelia chinensis (Scop.). Turtur chinensis, Surinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 397 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds fi. M. xxi. p. 439 (1893). Spilopelia chinensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Spotted Dove have a moderate amount of gloss. They measure from 1-1 to 1'24 in length, and from '85 to -9 in breadth. South China (JR. Sivinhoe}. South China (R. 8.). Foochow, March. Formosa, 13th April (P. A. Hoist}. Formosa, 20th Aug. (P. A. H.). Formosa, 25th Aug. (P. A. H.). Formosa, 21st Oct. (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Spilopelia tigrina (Temm. $ Knip). Columba chinensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 59, tab. xi. fig. 6 (1845-54). Spilopelia tigrina, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 349 j id. Hand-l i. p. 80 (1899). Turtur tigrinus, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 356 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B.M. xxi. p. 440 (1893). The eggs of the Malay Spotted Dove are mostly very glossy, and measure from 1-05 to 1-25 in length, and from -8 to -9 in breadth. 2. Pegu, 20th June (E. W. Oates}. 1. Pegu, 2nd Aug. (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 20th Sept. (E. W. 0.). 2. Pegu, 1st Nov. (E. W. O.}. 2. Pegu, 6th Dec. (E. W. O.). 2. Pegu, 28th Dec. (E. W. O.). 2. Pegu, 26th Jan. (E. W. 0.). 2. Pegu, 1st Oct. (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, 19th Dec. (E. W. O.}. 1. Pegu, llth Jan. (E. W. O.). 1. Pegu, 1st Nov. (E. W. O.). 2. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 14th Feb. (C. T. Bingham). 2. Thoungyin River, 27th March (C. T. B.). 1. Thoungyin River, 19th April (C. T. B.). 2. Tavoy, Tenasserim, 15th March (J. Darling}. 2. Pakchan, Tenasserim, 21st Jan. ( W. Davisori). 6. Labuan. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Seebohm Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. SPILOPELIA. STIGMATOPELIA. 99 Spilopelia suratensis (Gin.). Turtur suratensis, Layard, Ann. $ Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) xiv. p. 60 (1854) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 705 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 353 (1890) ;. Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi, p. 444 (1893). Spilopelia suratensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Spotted Dove are fairly glossy, and measure from -95 to 1-2 in length, and from '75 to -95 in breadth. 1. Kotegurh, N.W. Himalayas, May. Hume Coll. 1. Jerripani. Hume Coll. 3. Monsrphoo, Sikhim (J. Gammie). Hume Coll. 1. Terai, 24th March. Hume Coll. 1. Terai, 21st April. Hume Coll. 1. Terai, 26th April. Hume CoU. 1. Terai, 2nd May. Hume Coll. 2. Terai, llth Sept. Hume Coll. 3. Lucknow, 21st April. Hume Coll. 1. Lucknow, 9th Aug. Hume Coll. 2. Lucknow, 4th Sept. Hume Coll. 1. Lucknow, 15th Sept. Hume Coll. 1. Bareilly, 28th May. Hume Coll. 1. Mundla, 6th April. Hume Coll. 1. Nilghiris, May. Hume Coll. 1. Kotaoherry, Nilghiris, 16th March Hume Coll. (Miss Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 16th April (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Kotagherry, 15th May (Miss Hume Coll. Cockburn). 1. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godrnan Coll. Genus STIGMATOPELIA, Sundeu. Stigmatopelia senegalensis (Linn.). Coluniba senegalensis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 59. tab. xi. tig. 7 (1845-54). Turtur eegyptiacus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 11 (1855-63). Columba segyptiaca, Bree, Birds Eur. iii. p. 195, pi. — (1867). Turtur senegalensis, Tristram, Ibis, 1868, p. 211 ; Ayres, Ibis, 1871, p. 261 ; Shelley, Birds Egypt, p. 217 (1872) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. iv. p. 106, pi. — (1875) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 55 (1876) ; Sharpe s ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 568 (1875-84) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 448 (1893). Stigmatopelia senegaleusis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). The eggs of the Egyptian Turtle-Dove have a fair amount of gloss and are very variable in size, measuring from -98 to 1*13 in length, and from '75 to '9 in breadth. 2. Fuerteventura, Canary Is. Capt. Savile Reid [P.]. 2. Jericho, 18th April (H. B. Tristram). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Egypt, Feb. (S. S. Allen). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Egypt, March (S. S. A.). Salvin-Goclmau Coll. 4. Egypt (J. H. C. $ S. S. A.). J. H. Cochrane, Esq. [P.]. 100 PEKISTERIDJ3. -2. Egypt, 27th March (G. E. Shelley}. 2. Egypt, 30th March (G. E. £.). L. South Africa. 2. Transvaal, 16th July (T. Ay res}. 2. Dahamis, Sokotra, 22nd Dec. ( W. E. Oyiivie Grant Sf H. O. Forbes}. 1. Dahamis, 22nd Dec. ( W. R. O. G. $ H. O. F.}. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.]. Stigmatopelia cambayensis (Gm.). Turtur cambayensis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 67. fig. 12 (1855-63) j Beavan, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 376 ; Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 451 (1893) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl~) p. 305 (1896). Turtur senegalensis, Gates ed. Hume, Nests 8f Eggs 2nd. B. ii. p. 351 (1890). Stigmatopelia cambayensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). The eggs of the Little Brown Dove are very glossy, and measure from *88 to 1*2 in length, and from *75 to -9 in breadth. 2. Kotegurh, N.W. Himalayas, 16th & 17th April. , 2. Jerripani, Mussoorie. 2. Sind. 7. Rajputana, 14th April. 2. Jodhpur, 1st April. 1 . Jodhpur, 2nd April. 6. Jodhpur, 3rd April. 4. Ahmedabad, 21st April. 2. Gurgaon Distr., 28th March. 2. Kootub, 14th April. 1. Agra, 25th July. 1. Etawah, 27th Jan. (A. O. Hume}. 1. Etawah, 28th Feb. (A. O. H.). 1. Etawah, 4th March (A. O. H.}. 2. Etawah, 6th April (A. O. H.). 2. Etawah, 10th April (A. O. H.}. 3. Etawah, 13th April (A. O. H.). 3. Etawah, 17th April (A. O. H.}. 1. Lucknow, 5th July. 2. Lucknow, 9th Sept. 2. Maunbhoom (JR. C. Beavan). 2. Salem, Madras, 15th July. 1. Salem, Aug. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Gould Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Sub-Family GEOPELIIJSLE. Genus GEOPELIA, Swains. Geopelia humeralis (Temm.). Erythrauchsena humeralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 142 (1865); Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 277 (1889). Geopelia humeralis, Salvador i, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 455 (1893) ' Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 80 (1899). GEOPELIA. — COLUMBULA. — Ct The single egg of the Barred-shouldered Dove in the Collection measures 1/17 by -8, and is almost glossless. 1. Lizard Island, N.E. Australia,1 Gould Coll. Aug. (J. Macgillivray}. Geopelia striata (Linn.}. Columba striata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 60, tab. xi. fig. 10 (1845- 54). Geopelia striata, Hume fy Dav. Stray Feath. vi. p. 423 (1878) ; Milne- Edwards 8? Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 469, pi. 303. fig. 10 (1885) ; Saloadori, Cat. Birds E. M. xxi. p. 458 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l i. p. 80 (1899). The single egg of the Barred Ground-Dove in tho Collection measures -82 by -64, and is slightly glossy. 1. Tonka Island, Malay Peninsula, Hume Coll. 4th Feb. ( W. Damson). Sub-Family PERISTERIN^. Genus COLUMBULA, Bp. Columbula picui (Temm.). Columbula picui, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 143 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 209 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 470 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 81 (1899). The eggs of the Picui Dove are glossy, and measure from -9 to •97 in length, and from -65 to '7 in breadth. -5. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Genus CHAlYLffiPELIA, Swains. Chamaepelia passerina (Linn.). Chamjepelia passerina, Scl. $ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 223; 1860, p. 45; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 389 (1874) ; Cory, Birds Bahama Isls. p. 139 (1880) ; .Reid, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 25, p. 225 (1884) ; Feilden, Ibis, 1889, p. 490 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 473 (1893) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 81 (1899). Chamsepelia trochila, A. $ E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, p. 253. ^ Columbigallina passerina, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 148 (1892). The eggs of the American Ground-Dove are highly glossy, and vary from -8 to -95 in length, and from -62 to '67 in breadth. 8. N. America. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Texas (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Dueiias, Guatemala, 7th March Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). 102 , PERISTEEIP2E. 4. St. Croix, W. Indies (A. $E. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. St. Croix, 26th June (A. $ E. N.). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 3. Jamaica. H. B. Hutton, Esq. [P.]. 8. Barbados, May. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.], 4. Bermuda. Capt. Savile Reid [P.]. . Chamaepelia cruziana (d'Orb.). Cham&pelia cruziana, ScL P. Z. S. 1867, p. 989 ; Salvador!, Cat. Bird* B. M. xxi. p. 483 (1893) j Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 82 (1899). The single egg of the Garnet-banded Dove in the Collection measures 1 by '72, and is very glossy. 1. Peru (H. Whitely). Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus METRIOPELIA, Bp. Metriopelia melanoptera (Mol.). Metriopelia melanoptera, Scl. $• Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 142 (1889) ; James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 497 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 83 (1899). The three eggs of the Black-winged Dove in the Collection measure respectively: 1-04 by -83 ; 1-01 by -8 ; 1-08 by 78, and are very glossy. 2. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Central Chile, Nov. Berkeley James Coll. Sub-Family PHABIN^E. Genus (ENA, Settyy. (Ena capensis (Linn.). (Ena capensis, Sharpens ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 572 (1875-84) ; Cowan, Proc. R.Plnjs. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne- Ediuards Sf Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madaa., Ois. ii. p. 465 (1885) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 501 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). The eggs of the Long-tailed African Dove are cream-coloured. Two specimens, however, from Madagascar are pale bluish white, of unusually large size and of a pointed oval shape. The authen- ticity of these may be questioned They measure '91 by *64 and •95 by *65 respectively. The other examples in the Collection measure '8 by *6. They have a moderate amount of gloss. 1. Africa. Old Collection. 2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Soudan, 22nd April. Col. W. Verner [P.J. 2. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [P.], TTMPANISTRIA. CHALCOPHAPS. PHAPS. 103 Genus TYMPANISTBJA, ReicJienb. Tympanistria tympanistria (Temm. <$f Knip). Peristera tympanistria, Gurney, Ibis, 1860, p. 214. Tympanistria tympanistria, Sharpe s ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 571 (1884) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 504 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). The sole egg of the White-breasted Wood-Dove in the Collection is cream-coloured and measures "95 by '73. It has very little gloss. 1. Natal. T. Ayres, Esq. [0.]. Genus CHALCOPHAPS, Gould. Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Wagler. Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 118 (1865) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 271 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 511 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 83 (1899). The three eggs of the Australian Bronze-winged Dove are glossy and measure respectively : 1-15 by '85 ; 1*18 by -89 ; I'lo by *87. 1. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Port Essington, N. Australia. Gould Coll. Chalcophaps indica (Linn.). (Plate VIII. figs. 2 & 3.) Chalcophaps indica, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 714 (1879) ; Dates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 363 (1890) ; Steere, List Birds fy Mamm. Philip, p. 24 (1890); Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 514 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Bronze-winged Dove are either pure white or cream-coloured. They measure from 1*02 to 1'19 in length, and from '78 to '9 in breadth, and are highly glossy. 2. Mussoorie (T. Hutton). Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, Nilghiris, 3rd May. Hume Coll. 2. Curzon, 5th May. Hume Coll. 2. Nicobars, 17th Feb. ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 1. Nicobars, 1st March ( W. D.}. Hume Coll. 2. Sinzaway, Tenasserim, 28th April Hume Coll. (C. T. Bingham). •2. Klang, Malay Peninsula ( W. Z>.). Hume Coll. 2. Mindoro Isl., Philippines, June. Steere Exped. Genus PHAPS, Sefty. Phaps chalcoptera (Lath.). Columba chalcoptera, Thien. Fortpfanz. ges. Vog. p. 56, tab. xi. fig. 1 (1845-54). 104 PEEISTERIDJE. Peristera chalcoptera, Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 14 (1855-63). Phaps chalcoptera, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 122 (1865) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 273 (1889) ; Salvador!, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 526 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). The four eggs of the Common Australian Bronze-winged Dove in the Collection are glossy and measure respectively : 1-37 by '97 ; 1-35 by -97; 1-4 by 1 ; 1-35 by 1. 1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. S. Australia. Gould Coll. Phaps elegans (Temm. $• Knip). Phaps elegans, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 125 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 274 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 527 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). The four eggs of the Brush Bronze- winged Dove in the Collection are glossy and measure respectively : 1-35 by *95 ; 1*3 by *95 ; 1-28 by -94; 1-36 by -92. 4. Australia. Gould Coll. Genus HISTRIOPHAPS, Salvad. Histriophaps histrionica (Gould}. Phaps histrionica, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 127 (1865) ; North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 274 (1889). Histriophaps histrionica, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 529 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 84 (1899). The two eggs of the Harlequin Bronze-winged Dove in the Collection measure respectively : 1*28 by 1 ; 1'23 by '9, and are moderately glossy. 1. Interior of Australia ( White). Gould Coll, 1. Australia ( White). Gould Coll. Genus GEOPHAPS, Gould. Geophaps scripta (Temm.). Geophaps scripta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 130 (1865) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 275 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 531 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 85 (1899). The eggs of the Partridge Bronze-winged Dove are glossy, and measure from 1-12 to 1-27 in length, and from -85 to -93 in bi eadth. 3. Australia. Gould Coll. 2. Liverpool Plains, Australia. Gould Coll. 1. Laid in confinement (Zoological Zool. Society. Gardens, London). OC YPHAPS. LEPTOPTILA . G EOTRYGON. 1 05 Genus OCYPHAPS, Gould. Ocyphaps lophotes (Temm.). Ocyphaps lophotes, Baedeker. Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 67. fig. 13 (1855-63) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 139 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 49 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 277 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 535 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 85 (1899). The eggs of the Crested Bronze-winged Dove are glossy, and measure from 1-22 to 1*27 in length, and from -9 to -96 in breadth. 1. Australia. Gould Coll. 1. Australia, June. Gould Coll. 2. S. Australia. Gould Coll. 1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. Sub-Family GEOTRYGONIN^E. Genus LEPTOPTILA, Sivains. Leptoptila folviventris, Lawr. Leptoptila albifrons, Set. $ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 222. Engvptila albifrons, Bendire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. p. 144, pi. ii. 'fig. 22 (1892). Leptoptila brachyptera, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 545 (1893). Leptoptila fulviventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 86 (1899). The sole egg of the White-fronted Dove in the Collection measures 1*45 by 1'02, and is moderately glossy. 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 31st May. Salvin-Godman Coll. Leptoptila cerviniventris, Scl. $ Salv. Leptoptila cerviniventris, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 561 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 87 (1899). The eggs of the Vinous-bellied Dove in the Collection are moderately glossy, creamy white in colour, and measure respectively : 1-15 by -88 ; 1-17 by -86. 2. Cayo, British Honduras, June Salvin-Godman Coll. (F. Blancaneaux). Genus GEOTRYGON, Gosse. Geotrygon montana (Linn.). (Plate VIII. fig. 1.) Geotrygon montana, Gosse, B. Jamaica, p. 320 (1847); Lister, Ibis, 1880, p. 43; Bendire t Life Hist. N. A. Bird*, i. p. 154, pi. ii. fi°r. 26 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 567 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 87 (1899). Geotrygon montanus, Salv. ty Scl. Ibis, 1860, p. 401. 106 The eggs of the Ruddy Quail-Dove vary from cream-colour to salmon-buff, are moderately glossy, and measure from 1*04 to 1*16 in length, and from *83 to *9 in breadth. It has not been recorded that the eggs of this Dove are ever white, but they probably are of that colour when first laid. 1. N. America. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 1. San Christobal, Cuba (O. F. Gaumer}. Sal vin-Godman Coll. 3. Guatemala. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus PHLOGCENAS, Reichenb. Phlogcenas samoensis, Finsch. Phlegcenas stairi, Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 445. Phlogcenas samoensis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds E. M. xxi. p. 596 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 89 (1899). The egg of Stair's Ground-Dove in the Collection measures 1*24 by '93, and is almost glossless. 1. Samoa. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C.]. Genus LEUCOSARCIA, Gould. Leucosarcia picata (Lath.}. Leucosarcia picata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 120 (1865) ; Camp- bell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 48 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 272 (1889) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 607 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 90 (1899). The two eggs of the Wonga-wonga Pigeon in the Collection measure respectively: 1-6 by 1'18 ; 1-62 by 1-15, and have little or no gloss. 2. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. Sub-Family CALCENADIN^E. Genus CALCENAS, Gray. Caloenas nicobarica (Linn.}. Calcenas nicobarica, Gates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. ii. p. 365 (1890) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 615 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 91 (1899). The two eggs of the Nieobar Pigeon in the Collection are glossy, and measure respectively : 1*84 by 1*25 ; 1*7 by 1*32. 1. Batty Malve, Nicobars, 18th March Hume Coll. ( W. Damson). 1. Louisiade Archipelago, New Guinea. Zool. Society. DIDUNCULID.I:. 107 Family GOURID^. Genus GOURA, StepU. Goura coronata (Linn.}. Goura coronata, Wallace, Ibis, 1865, p. 395 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 620 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 91 (1899). The egg of the Common Crowned Pigeon in the Collection measures 2-27 by 1'62, and is moderately glossy. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). Goura victoria (Fraser). Goura victoria, Meyer, Sitz. u. Abh. Ges. Isis, 1884, Abh. i. p. 52 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 624 (1893) j Sharps, Hand-l i. p. 91 (1899). The egg of the Victoria Crowned Pigeon in the Collection is glossy, and measures 1'95 by 1-45. 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. London). Family DIDUNCULID^E. Genus DIDUNCULUS, Pedle. Didunculus strigirostris (Jard.}. Didunculus strigirostris, Finsch $ Hartl. Fauna Centralpotyn. p. 150, t. iii. fig. 1 (1867) ; Newton, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 164, pi. xv. %. 6 ; Whitmee, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 183; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 626 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 92 (1899). The egg of the Tooth-billed Pigeon in the Collection is but slightly glossy, and measures 1-78 by 1*2 *. 1. Laid on board ship. A. D. Bartlett, Esq. * The egg of this species, as figured by Messrs. Finsch and Hartlaub (I. c.), is of a dark brown colour. The specimen in the Collection is white. 108 OPISTHOCOMID^. Order OPISTHOCO MIFORME S. The eggs of Opisthocomus hoazin, the sole representative of the Order, closely resemble the eggs of some of the Rails, especially those of the Hypotcenidia group, and, like them, are double-spotted. Family OPISTHOCOMID^E. Genus OPISTHOCOMUS, lUiger. Opisthocomus hoazin (P. L. S. Mull). Opisthocomus cristatus, Newton, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 164, pi. xv. fig. 7 ; Cabanis, J. f. 0, 1870, p. 318, taf. i. fig. 3 ; Quelch, Ibis, 1890, p. 327. Opisthocomus hoazin, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 524 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 93 (1899). The eggs of the Hoatzin are fairly smooth, have little or no gloss, and vary in shape from the elliptical to the broad oval. They are of a pinkish cream-colour, marked with dots, smears, and blotches of pale lavender and reddish brown. The markings are generally more thickly clustered at one end of the egg than elsewhere. Specimens measure from 1-62 to T84 in length, and from 1-25 to 1-31 in breadth. 5. Deinerara. J. J. Quelch, Esq. [P.]. 2. British Guiana (J. J. Quelch). P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. Order RALLIFORMES. The eggs of the Rails and Coots are for the most part double- spotted, but many exceptions occur, some being plain white, and others so densely marked with surface streaks and spots that no traces of the underlying markings are visible. The texture of the shell is generally smooth, but many examples exhibit a certain roughness. The amount of gloss is variable. Normally, the eggs of the Rails are of a regular oval form, but those of some species are elliptical, biconical, or even spheroidal. EALLIDJi. Family KALLID^E. Sub-Family RALLIN^E. Genus RALLUS, Linn. Kallus elegans, Audul. Rallus elegans, Baird, Brewer $• Ridaw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 353- (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 8 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 9:3 (1899). The eggs of the King-Rail, or Great Eed-breasted Rail, are mostly of a regular oval form, with very little gloss. They vary from cream-colour to pale pinkish buff and they are spotted and blotched with reddish brown and pale purple. The markings are small and sparingly distributed over the shell. At the broader end, how- ever, they are frequently of larger size and confluent. Numerous examples measure from 1'55 to 1/8 in length, and from 1'15 to 1'25 in breadth. 1. N. America. 1. N. America (Henshaw Coll.). 3. N. America (Henshaiv Coll.). 4. N. America, June (G. Hitz ; Hen- shaw Coll.). 3. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). 1. Chicago (Henshaw Coll.). 4. Illinois (JR. Kennicott: Henshaw Coll.}. 4. New Jersey (Smiths. Inst.). A. D. Bartlett, Esq. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Rallus crepitans, Gm. Rallus londrostris (nee Bodd.), Baird, Brewer $• Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 358 (1884). Rallus crepitans, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 12 (1894) : id. Hand-l. i. p. 94 (1899). The eggs of the Clapper Rail resemble those of R. eleyans in colour, but they vary more in shape and size. They measure from 1-4 to 1-95 in length, and from 1 to 1-22 in breadth. Cobb's Island, Virginia, May. Cobb's Island, 25th June. Cobb's Island, 5th July. Barnesrat Bay, New Jersey, 12th June. Barnegat Bay, 13th July. Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, 26th June. Little Egg Harbour, 26th June. Little Egg Harbour, 26th June. Little Egg Harbour, 26th June. Little Egg Harbour, 26th June. W. E. D. Scott, Esq. [C.]. 110 KALLID^l. Rallus virginianus, Linn. (Plate IX. fig. 1.) Rallus virginianus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 363 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 16 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 94 (1899). The eggs of the Virginia, or Little Red-breasted, Rail are of an oval shape with a tendency to the pyriform. They have a consider- able amount of gloss. The ground is cream-coloured and this is delicately marked with small well-defined spots of rufous and pale purple, which are more frequent at the large end than else- where. The eggs measure from 1*2 to 1*35 in length, and from •92 to -95 in breadth. 1. N. America. A. D. Bartlett, Esq. 2. N. America (Henshaiu Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.*). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Wisconsin (T. M. Brewer). Sahdn-Godman Coll. Rallus antarcticus, King. (Plate IX. fig. 4.) Rallus antarcticus, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 148 (1889) ; James, New List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 19 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 94 (1899). The eggs of the Antarctic Rail are of a broad oval form and they have little gloss. The ground is of a delicate pinkish-cream colour and this is sparingly spotted, except at the large end where the markings are more numerous, with rufous and pale purple. A few specimens are also marked at the large end with some twisted rufous lines. They measure from 1*62 to 1*75 in length, and from 1-2 to 1-25 in breadth. 8. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. Rallus aquations, Linn. Rallus aquatic us, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. Ixxii. fig. 2, a-e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 44. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Hewit- son, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 373, pi. cv. fig. i (1856) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 360 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 225 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 257 (1878); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 552, pi. 23 (1884); Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 20 (1894) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 246 (1895); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 86, pi. 22. fig. 3 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 94 (1899). The eggs of the Water-Rail are normally of a regular oval form, but some are almost perfect ellipses. The amount of gloss is very variable, some possessing it in a high degree and others wanting it. The ground varies from a pinkish cream to a pale pinkish-buff colour, and this is marked with pale purple and reddish brown of different shades. The markings, as a rule, consist of small, well- defined specks and spots intermingled with a few small blotches, and they are more frequent at the large end, where they are often confluent. Specimens measure from 1*25 to 1*5 in length, and from •95 to 1-1 in breadth. LIMNOrARDALIS. HYPOTJ3NIDIA. Ill Iceland, 23rd June. Rathlin Island (JR. Greenwood). Lismore, Ireland. Garryduff, Waterford, 20th April (JR. J. Ussher). Scotland. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May (H. Seebohm}. Valkenswaard, 29th May (H. S.). Spain, 23rd April (H. Saunders). Malaga, 14th May. Casas Viej as, Cadiz, May (L. H. Irby) . Zana, Algeria, June (0. Salviri). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. R. J. Ussher, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus LIMNOPARDALIS, Cab. Limnopardalis sanguinolentus (Swains.}. Rallus sanguinolentus, Yarr. P. Z. S. 1847, p. 54. Rallus rhytirhynchus, Sd. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 990 ; James t New List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892). Limnopardalus sanguinolentus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 30 (1894). Limnopardalis sanguinolentus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 95 (1899). The eggs of the Blood-spotted Rail resemble those of Rallus aquaticus. An example from Peru is large, measuring 1-43 by 1-03 ; Chilian eggs are smaller, measuring from 1-25 to 1 '37 in length, and from '93 to *95 in breadth. Yarrell (I. c.) gives the dimensions of an egg of this species as 1'S by 1*25. Skins of L. sanguinolentus t procured by Mr. Whitely in Peru and Mr. James in Central Chile, are in the collection of the British Museum, and serve to confirm the authenticity of the eggs found by these naturalists in Peru and Chile respectively. 1. Peru (H. Whitehj). 4. Central Chile (Landbeck). Salvin-Godman Coll. Berkeley James Coll. Genus HYPOTJENIDIA, Reichenb. The eggs of the Rails of this genus are normally of a very broad oval form, sometimes truly elliptical and, not unfrequently, spheroidal. The amount of gloss is very variable, even among the eggs of the same species. Hypotsenidia striata (Linn.). Rallus striatus, Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 427. Hypotsenidia striata, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 352 ; Hume $ Marsh. The eggs of the Blue-breasted Banded Rail vary from a pinkish white to a salmon-pink or pinkish buff. The markings, which are pretty evenly distributed over the whole shell, consist of specks, 112 streaks and blotches varying from pale rufous to bright reddish brown, and underlying pale purple. In some the markings are small; in others they are large and often confluent, especially at the large end. Specimens measure from 1-3 to 1-4 in length, and from -95 to I'lo in breadth. 1. Belgaum, 15th Aug. (E. A. Sutler). Hume Coll. 5. Belgaum, 15th Aug. (E. A. B.). Hume Coll. 1. Wynaad, 26th Aug. Hume Coll. 4. Sylhet, 22nd June (J. R. Cripps). Hume Coll. 5. Pegu, 25th June (E. W. Gates). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 6th July (E. W. 0.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 15th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 17th July (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 4. Pegu, 1st Aug. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 3rd Sept. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 5. Pegu, 10th Sept. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 3. Pegu, 1st Oct. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, llth Oct. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 2. Pegu, 1st Sept. (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 3. Pegu, 10th Sept. (E. W. O.). Seebohm Coll. 12. Labuan. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. 2. Formosa (R. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. Hypotaenidia obseurior, Hume. Hypota3iiidia obscuriora, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 253 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 400 (1890). Hypotaenidia obseurior, Sliarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 37 (1894): id. Hand-l. i. p. 95 (1899). The eggs of the Andamanese Banded Rail are of a bright salmon- pink, marked with blotches of pale purple and reddish brown. The two sets of markings blend together and are scattered evenly over the whole egg. The two examples in the Collection measure respectively 1-30 by I'l and 1'43 by 1-1 ; but Mr. Hume, writing of a considerable series, states that the eggs vary from 1-38 to 1-48 in length, and from 1-05 to 1-14 in breadth. 2. Aberdeen, Andamans (R. J. Wim- Hume Coll. berley). Hypotaenidia brachypus (Swains.). Rallus brachipus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 336 (1865) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 61 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Egg* Austr. Birds, p. 329 (1889). Hypotaem'dia brachypus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 37 (1894) ; id. Hand-l i. p. 96 (1899). The eggs of Le win's Water-Rail in the Collection are similar to many of those of H. striata. The markings are of small size and evenly distributed over the shell. The measurements of two specimens are respectively : 1*3 by '98 ; 1-28 by '98. 1. Australia ( Wilson). Gould Coll. 1. Tasmania, 30th Oct. Gould Coll. HYPOTJENIDIA. — ETJLABEORNIS. ARAMIDES. 113 Hypotsenidia philippinensis (Linn.). Hypotaenidia pliilippensis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 334 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 01 (1883) j North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 328 (1889). liallus pectoralis, Finsch # Hartl. Fauna Cetitralpolyn. p. 157, tab. iii. fig. 3 (1807) ; Button, Tr. N. Z. Inst. iii. p. Ill (1870) ; Whitmee, Ibis, 1875, p. 446. Rallus pliilippensis, Butler, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 95 (1888). Hypotaenidia philippinensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 39 (1894) ; id. Hand-l, i. p. 96 (1899). The eggs of the Pectoral Rail vary from pinkish white to rather bright salmon-pink, and the markings, which consist of well-defined spots and blotches and sometimes of streaks, are pale purple and reddish brown. Both sets of markings are most numerous at the large end. Specimens measure from 1*35 to T67 in length, and from 1-1 to 1'2 in breadth. 1. Laid in coutinement(Lilford Aviaries). Lord Lilford [P.], 1. Moreton Bay, N.E. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Moreton Bay. Gould Coll. 3. Australia. ' Gould Coll. 5. Samoa (S. J. Whitmee). Seebohm Coll. 2. Samoa. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C. 7. Samoa, Oct. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [C J Genus EULABEORNIS, Gould. Eulabeornis castaneiventer, Gould. Eulabeornis castaneiventris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 338 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 01 (1883) ; Meyer, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. i. p. 294, tab. 17. tig. 3 (1884) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 331 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 49 (1894). Eulabeornis castaneiventer, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 97 (1899). The single egg of the Chestnut-bellied Wood-Rail in the Collection is almost elliptical in shape and possesses little gloss. The ground is cream-coloured, and this is rather thickly speckled and blotched, in a somewhat streaky manner, with deep reddish brown and pale purple. It measures 2-15 by 1*45. 1. Port Essiugton, N. Australia. Gould Coll. Genus ARAMIDES, Pucker. Ar amides albiventris, Lawr. (Plate IX. fig. 9.) Aramides albiventris, Scl. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1 868, p. 447 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B.M. xxiii. p. 59 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 98 (1899). The eggs of the W7hite-bellied Wood-Rail are oval or sometimes bi- conical in form and. have but a slight gloss. The ground is of a creamy- white colour, and this is spotted and speckled with reddish brown VOL. i. i 114 and blotched with underlying pale purple. They closely resemble those of the Rails of the genus Rallus. Four examples measure respectively : 2'01 by 1-3 ; 2 by 1-42 ; 1-99 by 1-43 ; 2'04 by 1-38. 4. British Honduras, May (F. Blanca- Salvin-Godman Coll. neaux). Ar amides ypacaha ( Vieill.). Aramides ypacaha, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 150 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 60 (1894) ; Blaauw, Bull. B. O. C. vii. p. xliii (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 98 (1899). The eggs of the Ypacaha Wood-Rail are of a broad oval form. The ground is of a pinkish cream-colour and the markings resemble those on the eggs of A. albiventris, but are larger and coarser. Three specimens measure respectively : 2'OS by 1'6 ; 2-1 by 1*55 ; 2-15 by 1-58. 1. Laid in confinement (Holland). F. E. Blaauw, Esq. [P.]. 2. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. London). Genus OCYDROMUS, Wagler. Ocydromus australis (Sparrm.}. Ocydromus australis, Potts, Tr. N. Z. Inst. ii. p. 70 (1869), iii. p. 100 (1870) ; Bulkr, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 116 (1888) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 64 (1894) ; Blaauw, Bull. B. O. C. vii. p. xliii (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 98 (1899). The eggs of the New Zealand South-Island Wood-hen vary from a narrow to a broad oval form and have little gloss. They closely resemble the eggs of Aramides ypacaha and measure from 2'15 to 2*4 in length, and from 1*47 to 1-65 in breadth. 1. New Zealand. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. New Zealand. Capt. Stokes [P.]. 2. New Zealand, Feb. Dr. Lyall [P.]. 2. Canterbury, South Island, New Capt. R. Snow [P.]. Zealand. 4. Laid in confinement (Holland). F. E. Blaauw, Esq. [P.]. Genus DRYOLIMNAS, Sharpe. Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucher.}. Rallus gularis, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne-Edwards fy Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 569, pi. 306. fig. 2 (1885). Dryolimnas cuvieri, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 70 (1894) : id. Hand-l. i. p. 99 (1899). The eggs of the Madagascar Rail are broad oval, sometimes almost spheroidal, in shape, and of a pale creamy-white colour, with pale purple shell-markings and reddish-brown surface-markings. . CA.STANOLIMNAS. — CREX. 115 Both sets are small, well-defined, and sparingly distributed over the shell. Six examples measure from 1*6 to 1'65 in length, and from 1-25 to 1-28 in breadth. 6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Genus CASTANOLIMNAS, Sharpe. Castanolimnas canning! (Blytli). Rallina canningi, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 241 (1879) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 398 (1890). Castanolimnas canningi, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 80 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 100 (1899). The eggs of the Andamanese Banded Crake are of a very broad oval or spheroidal form, and are of a pinkish-buff colour, marked with numerous large pale purple, reddish-brown, and maroon-brown dashes and blotches.. The two sets of markings are spread over the whole shell, but more thickly at the large end than elsewhere. The four examples in the Collection measure respectively: 1*45 by 1*1 ; 1-35 by 1-05 ; 1-42 by 1-12 ; 1-45 by 1-14. 4. Port Blair, Andaroans, 16th July Hume Coll. (F. A. de Roepstorff}. Genus CREX, BecTist. Crex crex (Linn.}. Rallus crex, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. Ixxii. fig. 3, a-c (1845-54). Crex pratensis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 44. fig. 5 (1855-63) ; Hewit- son, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 372, pi. cv. fig. ii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 291 (1878) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 535, pi. 23 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 83, pi. 22. fig. 9 (1896). €rex crex, Sharpe, 'Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 82 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 100 (1899). The eggs of the Corn- Crake are generally of a broad oval form, but elliptical examples are frequent. The ground varies from a .creamy white to a pale buff, and it is occasionally of a pale bluish- white colour. This is marked, rather indistinctly, with small blotches of very pale purple, and with specks, spots, streaks, and blotches of reddish brown. Both sets of markings are somewhat sparingly scattered over the shell except at the larger end, where they are numerous and frequently confluent. On some specimens the markings consist entirely of fine dots. The eggs measure from 1'35 to 1*5 in length, and from 1 to 1*1 in breadth. 2. Balmacara, Ross-shire (D. Chisholm : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. 5. Drumnadrochit, Inverness (A. Law- Seebohm Coll. ler : Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Drumnadrochit (A. Lender: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.}. 116 RALLID^I. 10. Northamptonshire, 27th June. Col. L. H. Irby [P.]. 12. Cambridgeshire (W. Farren). Salvin-Godman Coll. 9. Churt, Surrey. Gould Coll. 4. Sherwood Forest (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 1. Christiansund, Norway, June. Bernhard Hanson [C.]. 7. Livonia, Baltic Pro vs. (Russoiv). Seebohm Coll. 6. Pomerania, 20th June (T. Holland}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Pomerania, 20th June (T. H.). Seebohm Coll. Genus ZAPORNIA, Leach. Zapornia parva (Scop.). Gallinula minuta, Thien. Fwtpflanz. yes. Voy. tab. Ixxiii. fig. 3 (1845- 54). Zapornia minuta, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 44. fig. 4 (1855-63). (lallinula pusilla, Kutter, J.f. 0. 1865, p. 334. Porzana parva, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 283 (1878). Crex parva, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 547, pi. 23 (1884) ; id. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 85, pi. 22. fig. 6 (1896). Zapornia parva, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 89 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 101 (1899). The eggs of the Little Crake vary from a regular oval to a hiconical shape and are fairly glossy. They are quite abnormal in their coloration. The ground is of a buif or yellowish-brown colour, hut this is almost entirely concealed by specks, spots and streaks of rufous brown of various shades. The four specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 1-27 by '9 ; 1-25 by -9 ; T25 by •85 ; 1-3 by -85. 1. Crimea, 27th May. Seebohm Coll. 3. Sarepta, S. Russia (Dr. Stader: Seebohm Coll. Haryitt Coll.}. Genus PORZANA, Vieill. Porzana porzana (Linn.). Gallinula porzana. Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. tab. Ixxiii. fig. 1 a-e (1845-54). Porzana maruetta, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 44. fig. 2 (1855-C3) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii.p. 267 (1878) ; Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 213 (1879). Crex porzana, Heivit^on, Lyc/s of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 375, pi. cvi. fig. ii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 540, pi. 23 (1884) ; id. Eyys of Brit. Birds, p. 84, pi. 22. fig. 1 (1896). Porzana porzana, tSJtaipe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 93 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 101 (1899). The eggs of the Spotted Crake are mostly of a regular oval form, but occasionally they are spheroidal, and they have a considerable amount of gloss. The ground varies from pale buff to reddish buff, PORZANA. 117 and in some examples it is of a pale greenish white or stone-colour. The markings consist of specks, spots, and very small blotches of pale purple and dark maroon-brown. Numerous specimens measure from 1-15 to 1-4 in length, and from *8 to *1 in breadth. 10. Valkenswaard, Holland (J. Baker}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. Valkenswaard, 12th May (H. See- Seebohm Coll. bohtn). 4. Valkenswaard, 12th May (H. S. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 1. Valkenswaard, 14th May (H. S. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. o. Valkenswaard, 14th May (If. S.). Seebohm Coll. 9. Valkenswaard, 19th May (H. S.}. Seebohm CoU. 4. Valkenswaard, 19th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 0. Valkenswaard, 19th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Valkenswaard, 19th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 7. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.}. Seebohm Coll. 8. Valkenswaard, 21st May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Valkenswaard, 24th May (H. S.). Seebohm CoU. 1. Valkenswaard, 25th May (H. &). Seebohm Coll. 10. Allkerk, Holland, 6th June (/. Salvin-Godman Coll. Baker). 8. South Holland. Lord Lilford [P.], 4. Brunswick, 9th May (H. Seebohm) . Seebohm Coll. 8. Livonia, Baltic Pro vs. (Russoiv}. Seebohm Coll. Porzana Carolina (Linn.}. (Plate IX. fig. 2.) Porzana Carolina, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 370 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 97 (1894); id. Hand-l. i. p. 101 (1899). The three eggs of the Carolina, or Sora, Crake in the Collection closely resemble those eggs of P. porzana in which the ground is of a pale buff colour. They measure respectively : T25 by -9 ; 1'23 by -9 ; 1-3 by -9. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. N. America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Porzana pusilla, Pall. (lallinula pygmsea, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vb'g. tab. Ixxiii. tig. 2, a-c (184o-54). Zapornia pygmaea, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 44. tig. 3 (1855-63). Crex bailloni, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 377, pi. cvi. tig. i (1856) ; Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 361 ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 543, pi. 23 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 84, pi. 22. tig. 4 (1896). Porzana bailloni, Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 275 (1878). Porzana pygmaea, Cowan, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne-Edwards $ Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 578, pi. 306. tig. 4(1885). 118 Porzana intermedia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 103 (1894), Porzana pusilla, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 102 (1899). The eggs of Baillon's Crake resemble so closely the eggs ofZapornia parva as to require no separate description. They are, however, smaller and measure from I'l to 1*2 in length and from -8 to '9 in breadth. 1. Cambridgeshire, Aug. (W. Farren). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Valkenswaard, Holland, June Salvin-Godman Coll. (J. Baker}. 3. Valkenswaard (Bots). Seebohm Coll. 3. Valkenswaard, May (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 2. Seville, Spain (Lord Lilford). Seebohm Coll. 2. Southern Spain. Lord Lilford [P.]. 1. Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salviri). Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Betsileo, Madagascar. Eev. W. Deans Cowan [0.]. Porzana auricularis, Eeiclien. Porzana pygma3a, Tacz. J.f. O. 1873, p. 106, tab. iii. fig. 32. Porzana bailloni, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 203 (1879), iii, App. pi. ii. (1880) ; Legc/e, Birds Ceyl. p. 766 (1880). Porzana pusilla, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Egrjs 2nd. B. iii. p. 395 (1890) j Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 106 (1894) ; Wilson, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 639 (1899). Porzana auricularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 102 (1899). Mr. Hume appears to have examined many eggs of Pallas's Crake, the eastern representative of Baillon's Crake, but there is only a single specimen now in his collection. This resembles in colour the eggs of P. pusilla. " The egg of Pallas's Crake is oval, slightly pointed towards one end ; the shell of a firm and compact texture, and with a slight gloss. The ground-colour is a sort of a pale olive stone-colour, or very slightly greenish drab, thickly freckled and mottled with faint dusky clouds and streaks, which, in all the eggs that I have seen, were most densely set towards the large end, The dusky markings in some eggs are a sort of pale sepia, but in others have a distinctly purplish tinge. They appear, however, to be at all times dull, inconspicuous and ill-defined. The eggs vary in length from 1-1 to 1-22, and in breadth from -83 to '91." (Hume.) 1. Himalayas. Hume Coll. Genus SAROTHRURA, Heine. Sarothrura insularis (Sharpe). Corethrura insularis, Coican, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882) j Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 118 (1894). Ortygometra insularis, Milne-Edwards fy Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag.. Ois. ii. p. 575 (1885). Sarothrura insularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 103 (1899). The two eggs of Sharpe' s Crake in the Collection are of an oval CRECISCUS. 119 form, slightly glossy and spotless white. They measure respectively : 1-13 hy -83 ; 1-1 by 'So. -2. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. Genus CRECISCUS, Cab. Creciscus jamaicensis (Gm.). (Plate IX. fig. 8.) Porzana jamaicensis, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 377 (1884). Creciscus jamaicensis, Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 135 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 104 (1899). The eggs of the Little Black Crake in the Collection are of an elliptical shape. They have a slight gloss, and are creamy white, rather closely speckled with reddish brown and underlying pale purple. They measure respectively : 1 by *77 ; 1 by *76. 2. Calumet, Illinois, 17th June Salvin-Godman Coll.. (De Witt}. Creciscus albigularis (Lawr.}. (Plate X. fig. 2.) Porzana albigularis, Sol. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 546. Creciscus albigularis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 140 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 105 (1899). The eggs of the White- throated Crake in the Collection are oval or sub-elliptical in form and have hardly any gloss. They are creamy white, with a few small pale purple shell-markings and numerous small blotches and spots of reddish brown, more closely set at the larger end of the egg than elsewhere. They measure respectively : 1-3 by '87 ; 1-21 by -89. 2. Remedies, Antioquia, U.S.Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. K. Salmon). Creciscus cayennensis (Bodd.). (Plate X. fig. 1.) Porzana cayennensis, Sal. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 545. Creciscus cayanensis, Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 143 (1894). Creciscus cayennensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 105 (1899). The single egg of the Cayenne Crake in the Collection is elliptical in shape, has little or no gloss, and is dull white with a very few minute and inconspicuous specks of pale yellowish brown. It measures 1-37 by *95. 1. Remedios, Antioquia, U.S. Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. (T. K. Salmon). 120 EALLIDJB. Genus LIMNOBJENUS, Sundev. Limnobaemis fuscus (Linn.). Porzana fusca, Sivinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 426 ; Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds 2nd. ii. p. 217 (1879) ; Legge, Birds CeyL p. 769 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. E. iii. p. 396 (1890). Limnobsenus fuscus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 146 (1894) ; id. Hand-L i. p. 105 (1899). The single egg of the Ruddy Crake in the Collection is of an elliptical form, has little gloss, and is of a pinkish-white colour, rather delicately speckled and blotched with reddish brown and underlying pale purple. It measures 1-14 by '85. 1. Formosa (R. Swinhoe}. Seebolim Coll. Genus AMAURORNIS, Reichenb. Amaurornis olivacea (Meyen). Amaurornis olivacea, Steere, List Mamm. fy Birds Philipp. p. 26 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 153 (1894) ; Grant $• Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 247 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 106 (1899). The eggs of the Philippine Crake are of a broad oval form, and they have but little gloss. The ground is creamy white, and this is spotted, streaked and blotched, more thickly at the larger end than elsewhere, with reddish brown and underlying pale purple. Two examples measure respectively : 1-65 by 1'22 ; 1-55 by 1-13. 2. Siquijor, Philippine Islands. Steere Exped. Amaurornis akool (Sykes). Porzana akool, Hume fy Marsh. Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 225 (1879), iii. App. pi. iii. (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 396 (1890); Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vi. p. 139, pi. — . fig. 908 (1891). Amaurornis akool, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 155 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. \. p. 106 (1899). The eggs of the Brown Crake are normally of a broad oval form, and they have but little gloss. The ground is creamy white, and this is covered with streaky markings of a reddish-brown colour, which are more frequent at the larger end and often form a con- fluent cap. Sometimes the markings attain the dimensions of large blotches, but as a rule they consist of streaks of small size. The underlying markings are of the usual pale purple type. Specimens measure from 1-4 to 1-57 in length, and from 1 to 1-15 in breadth. 3. Mongphoo, Sikhim, 3rd June Hume Coll. (/. Gammie). 1. Sikhim Terai, 22nd July (J. G.}. Hume Coll. AMAUROK3OS. 121 3. Sikhim Terai, 27th July (J. G.). 1. Gwalior, 9th June. 1 . Jhansi ( F. R. Blewitt) . 2. Jhansi, 7th Aug. (F. R. B.). 3. Saugor, 24th June (F. R. B.). 4. Raipur (F. R. B.}. 14. Belgaum (E. A. Butler). Hume Coll. C. Maries, Esq. [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Amaurornis phcenicura (Forster). (Plate IX. fig. 5.) Gallinula phoenicura, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Voy. tab. Ixxiii. fig. 5 (1845- 54) ; Layard, Ann. $ Mag. N. H. (2) xiv. p. 268 (1854). Porzaua phoenicura, Swinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 67. Erythra phoenicura, Skarpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 352 ; Leqge, Birds Ceyl. p. 786 (1880) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 391 (1890) ; Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vi. p. 138, pi. — . fig. 907 (1891;. Amaurornis phoenicura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 156 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 106 (1899). The eggs of the White-breasted Crake bear a general resem- blance to the eggs of A. aJcool, but they are much more richly coloured. The ground varies from a pinkish cream-colour to a warm pinkish buff. The markings, like those on the eggs of A. aJcool, present a streaky appearance, but they are much broader and coarser, and cover more of the ground. Numerous examples measure from 1'4 to 1*7 in length, and from 1-1 to 1*22 in breadth. 5. 13. 2 o. 1. 1. 3. '2 Q. 4. 4. ^ a 2, 3. Eastern Narra, Sind (S. Doig). E. Narra, 20th June (S. D.). Taniiah, 7th & 8th Aug. Allahabad. Sitapur, 8th Aug. (C. R. Cock). Saugor, llth Aug. Raipur, 20th Aug. Raipur, 18th & 21st Aug. Belgaum, loth Aug. (E. A. Butler). Nulliar, Nilghiris, 24th July. Nulliar, 2nd Aug. Ceylon. Ceylon (E. L. Layard). Pegu, 10th June (E. W. Oates). Pegu, 24th June (E. W. O.). Pegu, loth July (E. W. O.). Myitkyo, Pegu, 6th Aug. (E. W. 0.). Thayetmyo, 18th Aug. (E. W. O.). Kaukaryit, Tenasserim, 29th Aug. (C. T". Bingham). Salween River, 26th July (C. T. B.). Labuan. Baram, Sarawak, 6th Feb. Barani, 24th Sept. Amoy (R. Sidnhoe). Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Oates Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Sir Hugh Low [C.]. C. Hose, Esq. fP.]. C. Hose, Esq. [P.J. Seebohm Coll. 122 EALLIDJE. Genus TRIBONYX, Du Bus. Tribonyx mortieri, Du Bus. Tribonyx mortieri, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 324 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 60 (1883) ; North, Nests $. Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 324, pi. xix. fig. 4 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 164 (1894); id. Hand-l. i. p. 106 (1899). The sole egg of Mortier's Tribonyx in the Collection is a regular oval, with little gloss, and of a buff colour sparingly marked with round specks and spots evenly distributed over the whole shell. The underlying markings are of a pale purple, and the surface- markings of a chestnut-brown, colour. On close examination, the egg is found to be also dusted with very minute dots of purple and reddish brown. It measures 2*25 by 1*5. 1. Tasmania. Gould Coll. Genus MICROTRIBONYX, Sharpe. Microtribonyx ventralis (Gould). Tribonyx ventralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 325 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 60 (1883) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 324, pi. xvii. fig. 4 (1889). Microtribonyx ventralis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 165 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 107 (1899). Of the two eggs of the Black-tailed Tribonyx in the Collection, one is a regular oval, the other a narrow ellipse. Both are fairly glossy and of a bluish-green colour, sparingly marked with round and oval spots and blotches. The shell-markings are very pale purple ; the surface-markings are dull rufous brown. In one specimen there are, in addition, chiefly at the larger end, several fine lines of the latter colour and the whole shell is, moreover, very finely stippled with pale rufous. They measure respectively : 1-9 by 1-2 ; 1-85 by 1-2. 2. S. Australia. Gould Coll. Genus PAREUDIASTES, Hartl. $ Finscli. Pareudiastes pacificus, H. fy F. (Plate IX. fig. 6.) Pareudiastes pacificus, Whitmee, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 184 ; id. Ibis, 1875, p. 446 ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 605 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 166 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 107 (1899). The sole egg of the Samoan Gallinule in the Collection is of a narrow oval form. The ground is creamj^-white and this is marked with numerous spots of reddish brown and purplish brown, together with some pale purple underlying blotches. The markings of both kinds are more numerous at the larger end than elsewhere. It measures 1*8 by 1*25. 1. Samoa, Oct. (S. J. Whitmee). P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. PORPHYRIORNIS. GALLINTJLA. 123 Genus PORPHYRIORNIS, Allen. Porphyriornis nesiotis (Scl.). (Plate IX. fig. 7.) Porphyriornis nesiotis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 166 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 107 (1899). The egg of the Tristan d'Acunha Gallinule in the Collection is of a narrow oval form, nearly glossless, and of a pinkish cream- colour, marked with a few small roundish spots and some rather large blotches of reddish brown. The blotches about the middle of the egg are larger than those elsewhere. There are also some small pale purple underlying blotches, evenly distributed over the shell. It measures 1'95 by 1'3. 1. Tristan d'Acunha Island. A. Earle, Esq. [P.]. Genus GALLINULA, Briss. Gallinula tenebrosa, Gould. Gallinula tenebrosa, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii.p. 328 (1865) ; Camp- bell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 60 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 325 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 168 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 107 (1899). The eggs of the Sombre Gallinule in the Collection are of a very broad oval form, have a considerable amount of gloss, and are of a creamy- white colour, marked with numerous specks, spots, streaks, and small blotches of a bright rusty brown, which are more dense at the larger end than elsewhere. There are also a few inconspicuous specks and spots of pale purple underlying the others. The two specimens measure respectively : 1*57 by 1*17 ; 1'6 by 1'2. 2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. Gallinula chloropus (Linn.}. Gallinula chloropus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. Ixxiii. fig. 8, a-f (1845-54) ; Baedeker, EierEur. Vog. tab. 44. tig. 7 (1855-63) ; Hewit- son, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 378, pi. cvii. fig. i (1856) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 225 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 313 (1879) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 781 (1880) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 557, pi. 23 (1884) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 389 (1890) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 169 (1894) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 87, pi. 22. tig. 7 (1896) ; Grant % Whitehead, Ibis, 1898, p. 246; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 107 (1899). Gallinula chloropus, var. pyrrhorrhoa, Milne-Edicards fy Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 594, pi. 306. fig. 5 (1885). The eggs of the Moor-hen are normally of a broad oval form, and have a small amount of gloss. The ground-colour varies much, being creamy white, pale greenish white, pale buff or pinkish buff. The markings consist of specks, spots, and bold blotches of deep reddish brown, and a few underlying pale purple spots. The combinations in which these markings occur are numerous. In some, the 124 RALLIED. markings are all small and densely set over the shell ; in others, spots are combined with huge blotches which are often confluent. As a rule the larger end of the egg is more thickly marked than the other parts. A few specimens are devoid of all markings except some pale purple blotches. Examples vary from 1'55 to 2'17 in length, and from 1-1 to 1-42 in breadth. 7. Eatagan, Eoss-shire ( W. McRae : Hargitt Coll.}. 4. Lochend, Inverness (E. Hargitt). 7. Lochend, 2nd June (E. H}. 7. Knoclde, Inverness (J". Richmond: Hargitt Coll}. 9. Cumberland (Heysham). 4. Allerton Park, Yorkshire, 24th May (E. Hargitt}. 9. Lsthldll, Derbyshire, 6th June (O. Salviri). 3. Castle Donington, Derbyshire, 15th June. 2. Denham Bridge, 25th May. 5. Merton, Norfolk, 13th May (H. Seebohm). 5. Luton Park, Bedfordshire, 28th May (H. Seebohm). 2. Finchley (0. Salvin). 1. Devon. 5. Valkenswaard, Holland. 23rd May (H. Seebohm). 5. Valkenswaard, 23rd May (H. S.). 5. Livonia, Baltic Pro vs. (Russoiv). 5. Poinerania (T. Holland). 5. Eiddagshausen, Brunswick, 4th June (A. Nehrkorn). 3. Spain, 28th April (H. Saunders: Hargitt Coll.). 5. Seville, Spain (H. Saunders). 1. Cape of Good Hope. 1. Eastern Narra, Sind, 21st May (S. Doig). 3. Eastern Narra, 1st June. 4. Eastern Narra. 3. Utchulda, Etawah, 7th Sept. ( W. E. S rooks). 7. Etawah, 14th Aug. (A. O. Hume). 2. Etawah, 16th Aug. (A. O. H.). 2. Etawah, 18th Aug. (A. O.H.). 4. Samar, Philippines. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. P. Dalby, Esq. [P.]. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Montagu Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. H. F. Walter, Esq. [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Gallinula galeata, B. Luton Park, Bedfordshire, 28th May (H. Seebohm). 7. Avington, Hants, May (E. Hargitt). 5. Riddagshausen, Brunswick, 29th April (A. Nehrkorn). 1. Seville, Spain, 28th April (H. Saunders). 1. Seville, 14th April (H. founders: Hargitt Coll.). 1. Seville, 28th April (H. S. : Hargitt Coll.). 5. Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin). j VOL. r. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. K 130 KALL1DJS. 1. Yarkand, 1st June (J. Scully}. Hume Coll. 2. Wullur Lake, Kashmir, 9th June. Hume Coll. 11. Raipur, C. Provs., Aug. Hume Coll. Fulica cristata, Gm. Fulica cristata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 4, a-c (184o~ 54); Tristram, Ibis, I860, p. 81; Bree, Birds Eur. iv. p. 83, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. v. p. 50, pi. — (1876) ; Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 261 ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 225 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. vii. p. 323 (1879) ; Sharped ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 621 (1875-84) ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 215 (1894); id. Hand-l. i. p. 110 (1899). Lupha cristata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 44. fig. 8 (1855-63). The eggs of the Crested Coot so closely resemble those of F. atra that they require no separate description. They are, how- ever, rather more richly coloured. They measure from 2'02 to 2-25 in length, and from 1'45 to 1'5 in breadth. 2. Madre del Rosio, S. Spain (H. Saun- Seebohm Coll. ders). 1 . Algeria. Seebohm Coll. 2. Lake Halloula, Algeria, May (//. B. Seebohm Coll. Tristram). 4. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, July (T. Seebohm Coll. Ay res). 1. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.], 1. S. Africa (E. L. Layard). Salvin-Godman Coll. ] . Cape of Good Hope (E. L. L.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Pulica armillata, Vieill. (Plate X. fig. 8.) Fulica armillata, Scl. Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 157 (1889) ; James, Raw List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 209 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 218 (1894) ; id, Hand-l. i. p. 110 (1899). The eggs of the Eed-gartered Coot are of the same type as those of F. atra, but they are larger, and the ground-colour is much darker. The markings also, instead of being small, round, and well-defined, are in many cases large, of very irregular shape, and blurred at the edges. Specimens measure from 2'1 to 2-45 in length, and from 1'35 to 1'6 in breadth. 1. Lake Titicaca, 12,500 ft., Peru. R. R. Copeland, Esq. [P.]. 1. Chile (E. C. Reed). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Santiago, Chile, 1st Dec. G. Napier, Esq. [P.]. 13. Chile. Berkeley James Coll. 3. Argentine Republic, Oct. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. FULICA. 131 Fulica gigantea, Eyd. $ Souleyet. Fulica gigantea, James, Neiv List of Chilian Birds, p. 10 (1892) ; Sharp?, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 219 (1894) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 301 ; Nharpr, Hand-l i. p. 110 (1899). The eggs of the Giant Coot are of a blunt oval or elliptical form, the shell being coarse in texture and without gloss. On account of their large size and the character of the markings, they are easily separable from the eggs of all the other Coots in the Col- lection. The ground is of a pale cream-colour, and this is sparingly marked with spots and somewhat large blotches of reddish brown and a few shell-markings of pale purple. Five specimens measure from 2-5 to 2'75 in length, and from T7 to 1*8 in breadth. .5. Province of Tarapaca, Chile (Rahmer Berkeley James Coll. $ Lane). Fulica rufifrons, Philippi $ Landb. (Plate X. fig. 7.) Fulica leucopygia, Durnford, Ibis, 1878, p. 66. Fulica leucopyga, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 157 (1839) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 220 (1894). Fulica rufilrons, Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 110 (1899). The eggs of the Red-fronted Coot are oval, smooth, and have a small amount of gloss. They are of a pale creamy buff, tinged with green. The underlying markings are few in number, small and of a pale purple colour. The surface-markings are more numerous and consist of specks, small spots and blotches, of rich chocolate- brown. One example has a few twisted lines on the larger end, where, as a rule, there is a tendency for the markings to be more numerous than elsewhere. The three specimens in the Collection measure respectively : 2-15 by T45 ; 2 by -38 ; 2*22 by 1*41. :>>. Argentine Republic, Oct. \. II. Holland, Esq. [0.]. Fulica american Fulica americana, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 2 (1845- 54) ; Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 384 (1847) ; Salu. $ Scl. Ibis, 1860, p. 45 ; Blakiston, Ibis, 1863, p. 135; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. i. p. 393 (1884) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. ]>. 221 (1894) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 110 (1809). The eggs of the American Coot only differ from those of F. atra by their smaller size. They measure from 1'75 to 2'05 in length, and from 1-25 to 1'33 in breadth. 5. X. America (Henshaw Coll.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. --J2 EALL1D.E. 6. Fort Garland, California, 23rd June (Henshaw Coll.}. ].. Fort Carlton, Canada, 4th June (T. W. Blakidmi). 1. Duenas, Guatemala, 2nd June (O. Salvin). 4. Duenas, 2nd June (O. £). 1. Jamaica (A. Netcton). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll.. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Goduian Coll. Fulica leucoptera, Vieill. (Plate X. fig. 5.) Fulica leucoptera, Durnford, Ibis, 1878, p. 67 ; Scl. # Huds. Orn. ii. p. 158 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 210 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 224 (1894) ; Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 302 ; Shaiye, Hand-l. i. p. 110 (1899). The eggs of the Yellow-billed Coot are oval, fairly smooth, and almost devoid of gloss. They are of a rich creamy-buff colour, speckled all over with pale purple and rich chocolate-brown. The markings are very small and evenly distributed over the shell. The three examples in the Collection measure respectively : 1*85 by 1/3 ; 1-7 by 1-22; 1-85 by 1-28. 8. Argentine Republic, Sept. A. II. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Order PODICIPEDID IFO RMES. The eggs of the Grebes are of a lengthened elliptical or biconical shape, the two ends being closely alike in contour. Some are of an oval form, but they are in the minority. The true shell is generally of a very pale greenish-blue colour, but in fresh eggs it is covered with a thin coat of chalky white matter, which obscures or completely conceals it. At first the eggs have little, if any, gloss. As incubation proceeds, however, the calcareous covering is worn away, the shell turns to a yellowish- brown, and eventually to a dark earthy-brown, colour, so that in most cases the egg becomes very smooth and highly glossy. The eggs of the various species of Grebes resemble each other closely, and they cannot be separated in any way except, in some instances, by their size. PODICIPEDID.E. 133 Family PODICIPEDID.E. Genus PODICIPES, Lath. Podicipes fluviatilis (Tanst.). IVulireps minor, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 10, a, b (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 446, pi. cxxi. fig. i (1856) ; Sdloin, Ibis, 1859, p. 364 ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 468, pi. 39 (1885) ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 367 (1890). Tadiybaptus minor, Baedeker, Eier Ear. Vog. tab. 16. fig. 6 (1855-63). Podiceps fluviatilis, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 659 (1880). Podicipes minor, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 82, pi. 22. fig. 5 (1896). Podicipes fluviatilis, Irbij, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 308 (1895) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 507 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p.. 113 (1899). The eggs of the Little Grebe measure from 1 -35 to 1*65 in length, and from '95 to 1-1 in breadth. 9. Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire (A. Seebohm Coll. Lawler: Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Loch-na-shanish, Inverness (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. _ Coll.). 4. Knockie, Inverness (J. Richmond : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 5. Tring, Herts, 27th June (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 3. Avington Park, Hampshire, May (E. Seebohm Coll. Hargitt). 4. Avington Park, jVlay (E. H.). Seebohm Coll. 5. Denham, Suffolk, 25th May. Gould Coll. .">. Valkenswaard, Holland, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Mark Brandenburg, 5th July. Seebohm Coll. 5. Brunswick, 3rd May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Seville, Spain (L. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 5. Valencia. Seebohm Coll. 6. Zana, Algeria, June (O. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 6. Japan (H. Pn/er). Seebohm Coll. Podicipes philippinensis (Bonn.). Tachybaptes fluviatilis, Oates ed. Hum*3, Xests 4' Eggs 2nd. B. iii. p. 401 part. (1890). Podicipes philippensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 511 (1898). Podicipes philippiuensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 113 (1899). The two eggs of the Philippine Little Grebe in the Collection measure respectively : 1'35 by 1 ; 1-45 by 1'03. 1. Pegu, 25th July (E. W. Oates). Seebohm Coll. 1. Poyang Lake, China (F. W. Sty an). Seebohm Coll. 134 Podicipes capensis, Lidit. (Plate XI. fig. 2.) Podiceps fluviatilis, Legge, Birds Ceyl p. 1059 (1880). Tachybaptee fluviatilis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 101, part. (1890). Podicipes capensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 513 (1898) ; Sharp*, Hand-l. i. p. 113 (1899). Podicipes albipennis, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 475 (1898). The eggs of the Indian Little Grebe measure from 1'28 to 1'52 in length, and from '77 to I'l in breadth. 4. 1. 3. 5. J. 6. 1. 2. 1. 5. 1. 8. 2. 8. 5. 2. 6. India. India. Punjab. Callian, near Bombav, 9th Aug. (//. Wenden). Callian, 29th Aug. (H. W.). Callian, llth Sept. (//. W.). Etawah, 8th June ( W. E. Brooks). Etawah, 9th Sept. ( W. E. B.). Etawah, 9th Aug. Near Allahabad, 26th July (A. O. Hume). Near Allahabad, 7th Aug. (A. O. H.}. Jhansi, 18th July. Jhansi, 20th Aug. Raipur. Central India. Muddapur, Bengal , Aug. ( W. E. Brooks) . Ahtoor, Madras, 19th Aug. (A. G. R. Theobald). Ootacamund ( W. Damson}. Nilghiris, May. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Professor Oldham [P.]. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Hume Coll. Podicipes novae-hollandiae, Podiceps gularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 11 ( 1845- 54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Amtr. ii. p. 513 (1805) j Campbell, Neds $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 72 (1883). Podiceps novse-hollandia?, North, Nests fyEggs Austr. Birds, p. 348 (1889). Podicipes novee-hollandiaB, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 519 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 113 (1899). The eggs of the Black-throated Grebe measure from 1/3 to in length, and from -92 to 1/01 in breadth. 1-45 1. Australia, 4th March. 1. Australia, 6th October. 2 West Australia. 3. Australia. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Podicipes dominicus (Linn.}. Podiceps dominicus, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 440 (1847) ; Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 438 (1884). Tachybaptes dominicus, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 548. Podicipes dominicus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 520 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 113 (1899). PODICIPES. DOES. 135 The eggs of the White-winged, or Least, Grebe measure from 1-2 to 1*4 in length, and from -87 to -95 in breadth. The specimens from Antioquia are much smaller than those from Jamaica. 2. Jamaica (A. Newton). Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Jamaica, 13th Dec. ( W. Qsburri). Salvin-Godman Coll. •2. Antioquia, U.S. Colombia (T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salmon). Podicipes americanus, Garnot. (Plate XI. fig. 8.) Podiceps rollandi, Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 204 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 214. Podicipes americanus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 524 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 114 (1899). The eggs of Rolland's Grebe measure from 1*55 to TS5 in length, and from 1'05 to 1'23 in breadth. 1. Valparaiso, 9th December. G. Napier, Esq. [P.]. 5. Argentine Republic. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Genus BYTES, Kaup. Dytes auritus (Linn.). Podiceps auritus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 7, a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 16. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 645 (1879). Podiceps cornutus, Thien. torn. cit. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 8, a, b ; Baedeker, torn. cit. tab. 16. fig. 4 ; Heioitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 445, pi. cxxi. fig. iii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. n. 462, pi. 39 (1885). Podiceps arcticus, Baedeker, torn. cit. tab. 16. fig. 5. Podicipes cornutus, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 81, pi. 22. fig. 8 (1896). Podicipes auritus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 527 (1898). Dytes auritus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 114 (1899). The eggs of the Sclavonian Grebe vary from 1*56 to 1*86 iu length, and from 1-14 to T31 in breadth. 2. Fort Yukon, Alaska (R. Kennicott : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.). 3. Fort Yukon ( R. K. : Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.). 6. Husevig, Iceland (Benzon). Salvin-Godman Cell. 1 . Iceland, 13th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Iceland ( W. Proctor). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Myvalin, Iceland, llth July. Seebohm Coll. 2. Iceland. Seebohm Coll. 5. Iceland. Seebohm Coll. 2. Iceland, 1st April. Seebohm Coll. 5. Rago Island, Gulf of Finland, Seebohm Coll. 12th June. 5 . Central Pomerania, 4th June. Seebohm Coll. 1 36 PODIC1PEDIDJE. Genus PROCTOPUS, Kaup. Pr octopus nigricollis (Brehm). Podiceps auritus, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 445, pi. cxxi. fig. ii (1866) ; Tristram, Ibis, 1860, p. 159. Podiceps nigricollis, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 402 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 651 (1878) ; Seebohm, Brit, Birds, iii. p. 465, pi. 39 (1885). Podicipes nigricollis, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 81, pi. 22. fig. 11 (1896); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 532 (1898). Proctopus nigricollis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 114 (1899). The eggs of the Black-necked Grebe measure from 1*61 to 1-92 in length, and from Tl to 1-28 in breadth. 4. San Lucar, Spain (H. Saunders). Seebohm Coll. 4. Sarepta, S.E. Russia (Dr. Stader). Seebohm Coll. 3. Algeria (H. B. Tristram). Seebohm Coll. 3. Lake Halloula, Algeria, llth May Seebohm Coll. (H. B. T. ). 6 Lake Halloula, May (H. B. T.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Proctopus californicus (Ileerm.). Dytes nigricollis californicus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgio. Water Birds Podicipes californicus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 535 (1898). Proctopus californicus, Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 114 (1899). The eggs of the Eared Grebe measure from 1'7 to 1*8 in length, nd from 1-18 to'1'2 in breadth. 1, North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Fort Garland, Colorado, June Salvin-Godman Coll. (H. W.H.: Henshaw Coll.). Genus LOPHJETHYIA, Kaup. LophaBthyia cristata (Linn.). Podiceps cristatus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 5, a, b (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 16. fig. 1 (1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 441, pi. cxx. fig. ii (1856): Tracers, Tr. N. Z. Inst. iii. p. 113 (1870) ; Sharpens ed. Luyard, Birds S. Africa, p. 785 (1875-84) j Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 629 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 455, pi. 39 (1885). I • • • j__j. rv- i I... Vt _ _/• T-).. M TJ'.J- ._ *7I Podicipes cristatus, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 79, pi. 22. fig. 10 (1896) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. $1. xxvi. p. 544 (1898). Lophaithyia cristata, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 114 (1899). The eggs of the Great Crested Grebe vary from 2 to 2-4 in length, and from 1-3 to 1*55 in breadth. 3. Rostherne Mere, 21st June (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 3. Rostherne Mere, 5th Julv (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). LOPH^FHYIA. 13' 1. Merton Hall, Norfolk, 14tli May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm). •'). Norfolk. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Norfolk (A. Gator). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Tring, Herts, 27th June (//. See- Seebohm Coll. boh MI). '2. Lake Peipus, Baltic Provinces Seebohm Coll. (Russoiv). .'!(>. Garde See, Poinerania, 5th June Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm}. 4. Neusiedler Lake, Hungary, May. C. G. Danford, Esq. [P.]. 1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Lophaethyia griseigena (Bodd.}. Podiceps rubricollis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 6, a, b (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 16. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Hetcitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 443, pi. cxx. fig. i (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 459, pi. 39 (1885). Podieeps griseigena, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 639 (1878). Podicipes rubricollis, Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 80, pi. 22. fig. 12 (1896). Podicipes griseigena, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 539 (1898). Lophaethyia griseigena, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 115 (1899). The eggs of the Red-necked Grebe vary from 1-9 to 2-15 in length, and from 1-25 to 1-5 in breadth. 1. Kalix, Sweden. Salvin-Godman Coll. 10. Copenhagen, 20th May (H. See- Seebohm Coll. bohm). 5. Brunswick, 29th April. Seebohm Coll. 3. Brunswick, 20th May. Seebohm Coll. 5. Hirsova, Dobrudscha, 12th June Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm}. 4. Sarepta, S.E.Russia (Dr. Stader}. Seebohm Coll. 5. Tangiers (Noury : Hargitt Coll}. Seebohm Coll. Lophaethyia holboelli (lleinh.}. Colymbus holbcellii, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. Water Birds JV. Am. ii. * p. 428 (1884). Podicipes holboelli, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xx\i. p. 542 (1898). Lophrethyia holboelli, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 115 (1899). The four eggs of the American Red-necked Grebe in the Col- lection measure respectively : 2-1 by 1-33 ; 2' 16 by 1-4 ; 2-2 by 1-4; 2-1 by 1-38. 1. Fort Yukon, Alaska (J. Lockhart : Salvin-Godman Coll. Hemhaw Coll.}. 3. Fort Yukon (R. Kennicott : Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll,}. 138 PODICIPEDID^. Genus JECHMOPHORUS, Coucs. JEchmophorus major (Bodd.). (Plate XI. fig. 9.) yKchmophorus major, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 202 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 213 ; James, Neiv List of Chilian Birds, p. 13 (1892); Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 549 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). The three eggs of the Great Grebe in the Collection measure respectively : 2-15 by 1-4; 1-8 by 1-2; 1-77 by 1-25. 2. Central Chile. Berkeley James Coll. 1. Paraguay. A. K. MacKinnon, Esq. [P.]. -ffichmophorus occidentalis (Lawr.). ^Echmophorus occidentalis, Baird, Braver fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 421 (1884) : Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 551 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). ^Echmophorus occidentalis clarkii, Baird, Breiver $ Ridgw. torn. cit. p. 423. The eggs of the Western Grebe vary from 2'22 to 2-38 in length, and from 1*5 to 1-6 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Shoal Lake, Canada (D. Gunn : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.). 1 . Shoal Lake, Canada ( D. Gunn : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.}. Genus PODILYMBUS, Less. , Podilymbus podicipes (Linn.). Podilymbus podiceps, Scl. $ Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 234; Baird, Brewer fy Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 440 (1884). Podilymbus podicipes, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 553 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). The eggs of the Thick-billed Grebe measure from 1-62 to 1-75 in length, and from 1*13 to 1-2 in breadth. 2. North America. Old Collection. 3. Winnibago, Illinois, 5th June Salvin-Godman Coll. ( J. W. Tolman ; Henshaw Coll. ). 4. Duenas, Guatemala, 2nd June Salvin-Godman Coll. (O. Salvin). COLYMBIDJK. Order C O L Y M BI FO 11ME S. Family COLYMBID.E. The eggs of the Divers are coarse in texture, but have a fair amount of gloss. They are typically of a narrow oval shape, but long cylindrical or biconical specimens, with both ends quite alike, are not uncommon. The eggs of all Colymbidce resemble each other very closely, and size is the only character of any assistance in discriminating them. The ground-colour varies considerably, ranging through daik olive-brown, umber-brown and russet-brown, to dark stone-colour or dull greenish grey. The eggs are double-spotted. The underlying or shell- markings are inconspicuous small spots of a purplish grey or pale brown. The surface-markings, consisting of spots and blotches, are inky purple, purplish brown, or even black. These are not usually of any great size, nor are they very thickly spread over the shell. They are, in most cases, distinct and well-defined, and they are often more numerous round the larger end than elsewhere. On a few examples the markings at the larger end have a streaky appearance. Genus COLYMBUS, Linn. Colymbus septentrionalis, Linn. Colymbus septentrionalis, Thien. Fortjrflanz. ges. For/, tab. vie. fig. 1, a -e (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Evr. Vog. tab. 58. fi. Colymbus pacificus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 494 (1898) ; Sharpe, " Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). The eggs of the Pacific Diver vary from 2-9 to 3-3 in length and from 1-75 to 1-87 in breadth. 2. St. Michael's, Alaska, 6th June (E. W. Nelson; Henshaw Coll.). 2. Alaska (E. W. N. : Henshaw Coll.). 1. Liverpool Bay, Arctic America (R. R. MacFarlane : Henshaio Coll.). 2. Anderson River, Arctic America, 29th June (R. R. Mel. : Smiths. Inst.). 2. Anderson Kiver Fort (R. R. McF. : Henshaw Coll). 2. Franklin Bay, Arctic America, 9th July (R. R. McF.: Henshaw Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. 142 COLYMBIDJE. Colymbus glacialis, Linn. Colymbus glacialis, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Tog. tab. vie. fiX 3 a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 58. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Ifewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 449, pi. cxxii. (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 609 (1880) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p 402, pi. 35 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 77, pi. 21. fig. 3 (1896) • Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 496 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i p. 116 (1899). Urinator immer, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgtv. Water Birds N. Am. ii p. 446 (1884). Urinator imber, MacFarlane, Proc. U.S.Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 416 (1891). The eggs of the Great Northern Diver measure from 3-4 to 3-8 in length, and from 2'1 to 2'4 in breadth. 2. Fort Anderson River, 25th June (R. Salvin-Godman Coll. R. MacFarlane : Henshaw Coll.}. I- Illinois. Seebohm Coll. 1 . River St. Croix, New Brunswick Seebohm Coll (H. E. Dresser). 2. Nova Scotia. N. V. Squairey. Esq. FP.1. 1. Greenland, 10th July (R. Midler}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Greenland, 16th July (R. M.}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Greenland, 18th July (R. M.). Seebohm Coll 4. Iceland (W. Proctor). Seebohm Coll. Order S PH EN I SCI FORMES. The eggs of the Penguins are alike in colour and texture, and differ only with respect to size and shape. The shell is coarse and rough, and frequently covered, wholly or in part, with a thin coat of calcareous matter. As incubation proceeds, many examples become quite smooth and also highly glossy. The eggs of these birds are unspotted white, but, when freshly laid, they possess a distinct tinge of pale blue, and with incubation they often turn yellow. In shape, they vary greatly. Those of many species are sphe- roidal. Others are of a broad oval form and, in one species at least, they are decidedly pyriform. A remarkable fact concerning the Penguins is that birds ap- parently of the first year lay very small eggs and birds of the second year somewhat larger ones. It is only in the third year, or perhaps even later, that they lay full-sized eggs. SPHENISCJDJ! 143 Family SPHENISCID^l. Genus APTENODYTES, Forst. Aptenodytes patagonica, Forst. Aptenodytes patachonica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Yog. tab. c. iig. '2 (1845-54). Aptenodytes longirostris, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 152 (1879) ; Sol. $ Salv. Zool. ' Challenger' Ej-ped. ii. pt. viii. p. 122 (188)) ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; BuJler, Birds New Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 306 (1888). Aptenodyta patagonica, Lai/ard, Ibis, 1867, p. 459 ; Grant, Cat. Sir/Is B. M. xxvi. p. 627 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 117 (1899). The two eggs of the King Penguin in the Collection are pyriform, and measure 4-35 by 3 and 4-25 by 2*95 respectively. 1. Marion Island, Indian Ocean. Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger.' 1. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.]. Genus PYGOSCELIS, Wagler. Pygoscelis papua (Forst.). Aptenodytes papua, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. c. fig. 6 (1845- 54). Eudyptes papua, Gould, P. Z. 8. 1859, p. 98 ; Abbott, Ibis, 1860, p. 336. Pygosceles wagleri, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 163. Pygoscelis taeniata, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 154 (1879) ; Saundtrx, t. c. p. 165 (1879); Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 304 (1888). Pygosceles taeniatus, Scl. fy Salv. Zool. l Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 124 (1880); Scl.t.c.y. 152(1880). Pygoscelis papua, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 631 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). The eggs of the Kock-Hopper Penguin are almost spherical in shape. The smallest example in the Collection measures 1-45 by 1*12. Full-sized specimens vary from 2-65 to 2'95 in length and from 2-27 to 2'5 in breadth. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A bbott). Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 1. East Falklands. Lieut. A. Smith [P.]. 1. Kerguelen Island (A. E. Eaton). Royal Society [P.]. 144 SPHENISCIDJF. Genus CATARRHACTES, Briss. Catarrhactes chrysocome (Forst.). Aptenodytes chrysocome, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vb'g. tab. c;~fig. 4 (1845-54) ; Abbott, Ibis, 1860, p. 337. Eudyptes nigrivestis, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 163. Eudyptes saltator, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 108. p. 160 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 165 (1879). Eudvptes chrysocome, Scl. 8f Salt). Zool. ' Challemjer ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. "p. 128 (1880); Scl. t. c. p. 152 (1880) ; Bullet- , 'Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 290 (1888) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 32. Catarrhactes chrysocome, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 635 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). The eggs of the Tufted Penguin vary much in shape. Some are spheroidal, and others are of a short but broad oval form. Two examples, however, are long and narrow, tapering to a point. The smallest egg measures 1'63 by 1'38. Full-sized specimens vary from 2-4 to 2'95 in length, and from 1-7 to 2-2 in breadth. 11. Falkland Islands ( (7, C. Abbott}. Gould Coll. •2. Falkland Islands, 4th Nov. Gould Coll. (C. C. A.\ •2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.1 6. Inaccessible Island. Voy. II.M.S. ' Challenger.' 2. Kerguelen Island (A. E. Eaton}. Royal Society [P.J. Eudyptes chrysolophus, Abbott, Ibis, 1880, p. 338 ; 1861, p. 163 ; Scl Salv. Zool. l Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. Catarrhactes chrysolophus (Brandt}. 8; 1861, p. 127 (1880) ; Scl t. p. 152 (1880). Aptenodytes, sp. inc.*, Scl Zool. ' Challenger1 Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 15 L (1880). Catarrhactes chrysolophus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M, xxvi. p. 641 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). The eggs of the Macaroni Penguin are broad ovals with a tendency, in some cases, to the pyriform. The specimens procured by the ' Challenger ' expedition on Kerguelen Island are all undersized, the smallest measuring 2-4 by 1*8. Full-sized examples measure from 3 to 3'45 in length, and from 2-2 to 2'5 in breadth. They are consequently very much larger than those of C. chrysocome. 3. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. * There can be little doubt that the eggs found on Heard Island by the 'Challenger' Expedition, and which were undetermined at the time, are the eggs of C. chrysolophus. They agree well with eggs of this species from the Falkland and Crozet Islands. CATARRHACTES. — EUDYPTULA. — SPHEXESCUS. 1. Crozet Island, Indian Ocean E. L. Layard. Esq. [P.], (Capt. Armsori). 4. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger/ 5. Heard Island, Indian Ocean. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger/ Catarrhactes schlegeli ( Eudyptes schlegeli, Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 298 (1888). Catarrhactes schlegeli, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 643 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). The single egg of Schlegel's Penguin in the Collection is almost spherical in form, and mottled with brown and yellow stains. It measures 2-5 by 2-25. 1. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [P.], Genus EUDYPTULA, Bp. Eudyptula minor (Forst.). Aptenodytes minor, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Voy. tab. c. fig. 5 (1845-54). Eudyptula minor, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 518 (1865) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 300 (1888) ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 349 (1889) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 543 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 646 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l.\. p. 119 (1899). Eudyptula undina, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 521 (1865) ; Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 302 (1888) ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 350 (1889) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 419. The eggs of the Little Penguin are regular broad ovals. The five specimens in the Collection measure respectively: 2-26 by 1'63 ; 2-3 by 1-6; 2-15 by 1-65; 2-15 by 1-65 ; 2-12 by 1-6. 1. Bass Straits ( Wilson}. Gould Coll. 1. Near Badger Island, Bass Straits, Gould Coll. 24th Oct. 2. New Zealand. Donald Mackintosh, Esq. [Pi]. 1. New Zealand. Capt. JR. Snow [P.]. Genus SPHENISCUS, Briss. Spheniscus demersus (Linn.). p. 119 (1899). The eggs of the Cape Penguin vary in shape from broad oval to spheroidal. They measure from 2'4 to 2-85 in length, and from 2-03 to 2-12 in breadth. One of the specimens in the Collection is very smooth and highly glossy. VOL. I. L 146 8PHENISCIDJE. 1. Cape of Good Hope. Old Collection. 4. Cape of Good Hope. Gould Coll. 2. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [PA 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.J Gardens, Antwerp). 2. Laid in confinement (Jardin P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P,]j. d'Acclimatation, Paris). Spheniscus humboldti, Meyen. Spheniscus humboldti, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 650 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 119 (1899). The eggs of Humboldt's Penguin in the Collection are of a Droad oval form. They measure respectively : 2'9 by 2-15 ; 2'95 by 2-2. 2. Chile. Old Collection. Spheniscus magellanicus (Forst.). Aptenodytes demersa, Abbott, Ibis, 1860, p. 336. Hand-l i. p. 119 (1899). Spheniscus demersus, Cunningham, Ibis, 1868, p. 489. The eggs of the Jackass Penguin vary in form from broad oval to spheroidal. The smallest example in the Collection measures 1*9 by 1'6. The full-sized specimens vary from 2*67 to 3 in length, and from 2 to 2-22 in breadth. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Salvin-Godman Coll. 7. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Gould Coll. 1. Falkland Islands. Lieut. A. Smith [P.I. 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger.' Order PRO CELL ARIIFORMES. The eggs of the Petrels are white, frequently tinged, when fresh and clean, with very pale blue. Those of many species are without markings of any kind ; in those of others one end is speckled and spotted with rufous so as to form a cap or zone, and the markings often extend over a considerable portion of the shell. They are usually without gloss, and in no case is there more than a very slight amount of this. The shell is, as a rule, slightly rough and somewhat chalky, but the eggs of some species are fairly smooth. They vary much in shape. PKOCELLAKIID.E. 147 Family PEOCELLARIIDJE. Sub-Family PROCELLARII1SLE. Genus PROCELLARIA, Linn. Procellaria pelagica, Linn. Procellaria pelagica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. tig. 8 (1845-54) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds -N. Am. ii. p. 403 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 438, pi 56 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 74, pi. 20. fig. 4 (1896) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 343 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 120 (1899). Thalassidroma pelagica, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 55. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, 'Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 517, pi. cxlv. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 491 (1874). The eggs of the Stormy Petrel are usually truly elliptical, but in some specimens one end is slightly pointed. They are without gloss, white, and marked with a zone or cap of minute red dots at one end. Occasionally the dots extend over the whole shell, and sometimes they are entirely absent. They measure from 1 to 1*2 in length, and from *73 to *9 in breadth. 51. Faroe Islands (H. C. Mutter). 1 . Faroe Islands, 28th June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 7. Faroe Islands, 5th Aug. (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 4. Shetland Islands. 2. Orkney Islands (Dunn). 1. Orkney Islands. 3. Orkney Islands. 3. The Hebrides ( W. Proctor). 2. Tory Islands, Donegal. 5. Ireland. 2. Little Skellig, S.W. Ireland, 17th May ( W. H. Turk). 4. Blasket Islands, S.W. Ireland, 26th ApriUJT. -ff. TV). Seebohm Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Lord Enniskillen [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Genus HALOCYPTENA, Coues. Halocyptena microsoma, Coues. (Plate XI. fig. 1.) Halocyptena microsoma, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds JV. Am. ii. p. 402 (1884); Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 346 (1896): Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of the Wedge-tailed Petrel in the Collection are of an elliptical or broad oval shape, white, with a very few minute rufous L2 148 PROCELLAKIIB.S'. dots scattered over the shell, but they are so few and so small that they might easily escape notice. Four examples measure respectively : 1-1 by -83 ; 1-05 by -78 ; -97 by '75 ; 1-04 by -73. 3. San Benito Island, Lower Cali- A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. fornia, 12th July. 1 San Benito Island, 25th July Salvin-Godman Coll. (A. W. Anthony}. Genus OCEANODEOMA, Eeiclienb. Oceanodroma lencorrhoa ( V.}. Procellaria leachii, Thien. Fartpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 9 (1845-54) ;: Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 443, pi. 56 (1885). Thalassidroma leachii, Baedeker, Eicr Eur. Vog. tab. 55. fig. 2 (1855-63). Thalassidroma leucorrhoa, Dresser, Birds JEtor.viii. p. 497 (1874) ; Diron,. Ibis, 1885, p. 95. Cymochorea leucorrhoa, Baird, Brewer ty Hidgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 407 (1884). Oceanodroma leucorrhoa, Seebohm, Egqs of Brit. Birds, p. 75, pi. 20. fig-. 7 (1896) ; Salwn, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 348 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of the Fork-tailed, or Leach's, Petrel are either of an elliptical or of a broad oval form, glossless, fairly smooth and white, marked at one end with a zone of minute pinkish dots and specks. They measure from 1'17 to 1-3 in length, and from '9 to *1 in breadth. 1. St. Kilda (Sir W. Milner). Seebohm Coll. 2. Dun, St. Kilda, 10th June Seebohm Coll. (C. Dixon). 1. St. Kilda (Tristram Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. N. America (Henshaio Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Great Menan Island, Bay of Fundy, Salvin-Godman Coll. New Brunswick (If. E. Dresser). 2. Bay of Fundy. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Bay of Fundy, June. Seebohm Coll. Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt). (Plate XL fig. 4.) Thalassidroma castro, Harcourt, Sketch of Madeira, pp. 123, 166 (1851) : id. Ann. $ Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) xv. p. 436 (1855). Oceanodroma cryptoleucura, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 350 (1896) : Grant, Ibis', 1896, p. 53 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 395 (1896). Oceanodroma castro, Grant, Ibis, 1898, p. 314 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of Harcourt's Petrel closely resemble those of 0. leucor- rhoa. The three examples in the Collection measure respectively :. i-3 by -94 ; 1-25 by -96 ; 1-28 by -97. . OCE1NODROMA. 149 1. Porto Santo Island, Madeira Group, 24th June (Padre Schmitz). 1. Porto Santo Island, 24th June. 1. Porto Santo Island, 20th Dec. Hon. C. Baring & \V. R Ogilvie Grant, Esq. [P.]. Padre Schmitz [0.1. Padre Schmitz [C.J. Oceanodroma macrodactyla, Bryant. Oceanodroma macrodactyla, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 351 (1896) ; Anthony, Auk, 1898, p. 141 j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of the Guadaloupe Petrel in the Collection are much stained, but a zone of pink specks round the thicker end is clearly visible. They are broad ovals in shape, and measure respectively : 1-38 by 1-06 ; 1-36 by 1'04. 2. Guadaloupe Island, Lower California, 24th March. A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. Oceanodroma socorroensis, G. H. Townsetid. (Plate XI. fig. 6.) Oceanodroma socorroeusis, Saloin, Cat. Bird* B. M. xxv. p. 352 (1896) ; Anthony, Auk, 1898, p. 141 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of the Socorro Petrel in. the Collection are elliptical in shape and white, marked with pink specks and dots at the broader end. In one, these form a cap ; in the other, an indistinct zone, a few specks being also scattered over the shell. They measure respectively 1-2 by '87 ; 1'2 by -9. 2. San Benito Island, Lower California, 12th Julv. A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. Oceanodroma melania (Bp.\ (Plate XI. fig. 3.) Cymochorea melania, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgic. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 411 (1884). Oceanodroma melauia, Saloin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 353 (1896) ; Anthony, Auk, 1898, p. 141 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 121 (1899). The eggs of the Black Petrel are broad ovals, closely approaching the elliptical form. They are smooth, glossless and plain white, without a trace of markings. Four examples measure respectively ; 1-35 by ]-05; 1-37 by 1-07; 1-35 by 1-04 ; 1-35 by 1-03. 1. San Benito Island *, 10th July (A. W. Salvin-Godrnan Coll. Anthony}. :J. San Benito Island, 12th July. A. \V. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. 1. San Benito Island, 27th July (A. W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Anthony}. * A label accompanying this egg ascribes it, to 0. socorroensis, but obviouslv by an oversight. 150 PKOCELLAKIIDJE. Sub-Family OCEANITIN^S. Genus OCEANITES, Keys. $ Bias. Oceanites oceanica (Kuhl). (Plate XI. fig. 7.) Oceanites oceanicus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 505 (1878) : Sharpe, Phil Trans. 168. p. 132 (1879) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1056 (1880) -r Baird, Brewer $ Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 416 (1884); Salvin, Cat. Birds B. Tlf.xxv. p. 358 (1896) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 19, Procellaria oceanica, Saunders, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 164 (1879). Oceanites wilsoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 449 (1885). Oceanites oceanica, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 122 (1899). The eggs of Wilson's Petrel are of an elliptical form. They are white, sprinkled with numerous pink specks and dots which sometimes form a broad zone round one end, or are sometimes distributed over one half of the egg, or evenly scattered over the whole shell. They measure from 1-28 to 1-32 in length, and from •9 to -94 in breadth. Kerguelen Island, 23rd Jan. (A. E. Eaton). Kerguelen Island, 2nd Feb. (A.E.E.}. Kerguelen Island, 7th Feb. (A.E.E.). Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.]. Kerguelen Island, llth Feb. (A.E.E.}. Royal Society [P.]. Genus GARRODIA, Forbes. Garrodia nereis (Gould). Procellaria nereis, Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 70, fig. 645 (1883). Garrodia nereis, Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 247 (1888): Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 542, pi. xiv. fig. 3 j Salvin, Cat, Birds B. M. xxv. p. 361 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 122 (1899). The single egg of the Grey-backed Petrel in the Collection closely resembles some of the eggs of Oceanites oceanica. It is white sprinkled all over with pink dots which also form a cap at one end. It measures 1-3 by -95. 1. Chatham Islands. H. 0. Forbes, Esq. [P.] Genus PELAGODROMA, Reiclienb. Pelagodroma marina (Lath.). Procellaria marina, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 10 (1845-54), Pelagodroma marina, Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 248 (1888) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 542 ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 51 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 362 (1896) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 399 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 122 (1899). The eggs of the White-faced Petrel are of an elliptical or of a FREGETTA. 151 very broad oval form. They are white, sprinkled with minute dots of pink and purple which often form a cap or zone at one end of the egg. They measure from 1-32 to 1-5 in length, and from 1 to 1-08 in breadth. 1. Australia. •2. Western Australia. •2-2. Great Salvage Island, 27th April. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Hon. C. Baring & W. R. Ogilvie Grant, Esq. [P.]. Genus FREGETTA, Bp. The eggs of the Petrels of this genus are of a broad oval form, sometimes almost elliptical, and glossless. They are white, with a cap or zone of pink or purple specks at one end and a few larger markings scattered over the remainder of the shell. Fregetta melanogaster (Gould). (Plate XII. fig. 2.) Thalassidroma melanogaster, Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 459. Oceanitis tropica, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 130 (1879). Fregetta melanogastra, Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 142 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880). Fregetta melanogaster, Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 70, fig. 647 (1883) ; Butter, Birds Neio Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 24 (1888) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 122 (1899). Cymodroma melanogaster, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 364 (1896). One egg of the Black-bellied Petrel in the Collection measures I '45 by 1*03. A second, which is of a long narrow cylindrical form, measures 1*25 by *73. Betsy Cove, Kerguelen Island. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. « Challenger.' Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger/ Fregetta albigularis (Fitisch). (Plate XII. fig. 1.) Fregetta albogularis, Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 295, 300. Cymodroma albigularis, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 367 (1896). Fregetta albigularis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The eggs of the White-throated Petrel measure from 1*45 to 1-6 in length, and from I'Oo to 1-15 in breadth. 1. Phoenix Island, Phoenix Group, 29th June (J. J. Lister). >. Aneiteum, New Hebrides, Jan. (J. Macgillivray). Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. 152 Family PUFFINID^E. Sub-Family PUFFININ^E. Genus PUFFINUS, Bnss. The eggs of the Shearwaters are unspotted white and the shell is smooth, In shape they vary from blunt to pointed ovals, but occasionally they are elliptical. They sometimes exhibit a small amount of gloss, but as a rule they are glossless. Puffinus cuneatus, Salvin. Puffinus cuneatus, Seebohm, Ibis, 1891, p. 191 ; Sdlvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 371 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The eggs of Snow's Shearwater measure from 2'37 to 2-65 in length, and from T57 to 172 in breadth. 1. Sulphur I., Bonin Islands, 8th June Seebohm Coll. (P. A. Hoist}. 2. Bailey I., Bonin Islands, 2nd July Seebohm Coll. (P. A. H.). 3. Bailey I., 2nd July (P. A. H.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Bailey I., 9th July (P. A. H.}. Seebohm Coll. Puffinus chlororhynchus, Less. Puffinus sphenums, Crowfoot, Ibis, 1885, p. 268. Thiellus sphenurus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 466 (1865). Puffinus chlororhynchus, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1054 (1880); Milne- Edwards fy Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 680, pi. 308. fig. 8 (1885) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 235 (1888) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 372 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The eggs of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater measure from 2'4 to 2-65 in length, and from 1*67 to 1'8 in breadth. 1. Round Island, Mauritius. 1. Round Island (E. L. Layard). 2. Australia. 2. Australia (J. Macgillivray). 2. Lord Howe Island (E. Sounders). 2. Norfolk Island, 29th Dec. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Seebohm Coll. Dr. W. M. Crowfoot [P.]. Puffinus kuhli (Boie). Procellaria puffinus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 5 (1845-54). Puffinus cinereus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 55. fig. 7 (1855-63) ; Wright, Ibis, 1863, p. 439; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. v. p. 86, pi. — (1876). PUFFINUS. 153 Puffinus kuhli, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 513 (1877) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 47; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 375 (1896) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 47 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The eggs of the Mediterranean Shearwater measure from 2'61 to 2-9 in length, and from 17 to 1-85 in breadth *. One specimen possesses a considerable amount of gloss. 1. Cerbicali Islands, Corsica, 2nd June Seebohm Coll. (J. Whitehead). 1. Cerbicali Islands, 2nd June. J. Whitehead, Esq. [0.]. 1. Vacca, Sardinia, 26th May. Lord Lilford [P.]. 1. Islet of Filfla, off Malta, June (C. Seebohm Coll. A. Wright). 1. Isle near Naxos, Cyclades, 17th June Seebohm Coll. ( T. Sniper). Puffinus puffinus (Linn.). Puffinus anglorum, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 55. tig. 6 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 514, pi. cxliv. fig. i (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 517, part. (1876) ; Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 384 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 420, pi. 56 (1885) ; Dixon, Ibis, 1885, p. 94; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 72, pi. 20. tig. 1 (1896) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 377 (1896). Puffinus puffinus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The eggs of the Manx Shearwater measure from 2-25 to 2-5 in length, and from T53 to 1*8 in breadth. 1. Faroe Islands, 16th May (H. CMutter: Hargitt Coll.). 1. Faroe Islands, 18th May (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll). 1. Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 28th May (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 2nd June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 2. Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 6th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 1. Faroe Islands, 10th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 2. Faroe Islands, 12th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). 1. Shetland Islands (J. Hancock). 1. Orkney Islands. 1. Hoy, Orkney Islands, May (J. H. Dunn: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. * The eggs of this species figured by Thienemann are much smaller than any of those in the Collection. 154 5. St. Kilda, Hebrides, 10th June Seebohui Coll. (C. Dixori). 1. Rathlin Island, 22nd May (M. It. Seebohm Coll. Sf H. S.). 2. Rathlin Island, 23rd May (M. It. Seebohm Coll. $H.S.). Puffinus yelcouan (Ae&rbi). (Plate XII. fig. 3.) Puffinus anglorum, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 517, part. (1876). Puffinus yelkouan, Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 48. Puffinus yelkouanus, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 379 (1896). Puffinus yelcouan, Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 123 (1899). The single egg of the Levantine Shearwater in the Collection is inseparable from the eggs of P. puffinus. It measures 2P3 by 1*6. 1. Cerbicali Islands, Corsica, 2nd May. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Puffinus opisthomelas, Coues. Puffinus gavia, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 389 (1884). Puffinus opisthomelas, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 380 (1896) ; Anthony, Auk, 1896, p. 223 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 123 (1899). The three eggs of the Black-vented Shearwater in the Collection measure respectively : 2-42 by 1-62 ; 2-4 by 1-64 ; 2-22 by 1-61. 3. Natividad Island, Lower California, A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. 10th April. Puffinus auduboni, Finsch. Puffinus obscurus, Cory, Birds Bahama Islands, p. 219 (1880) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 425, pi. 56 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 72, pi. 20. fig. 2 (1896) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 382, part. (1896) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 403 (1896). Puffinus auduboni, Baird, Brewer $• Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 386 (1884); Feilden, Ibis, 1889, pp. 60, 503; Cory, Birds W. Indies, p. 282 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 124 (1899). The three eggs of Audubon's Dusky Shearwater in the Collection measure respectively : 2-1 by 1'48 ; 2-05 by 1-46 ; 2*07 by 1-35. 1. Bahamas, 4th April (Diventz). Seebohm Coll. 2. Barbados, 22nd March. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.], Puffinus subalaris, Ridgiv. (Plate XII. fig. 4.) Puffinus subalaris, Ridgw. Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus. xix. p. 650 (1897) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 124 (1899). Puffinus obscurus subalaris, Rothsch. fy Hartert. Nov. Zool. vi. p. 195 (1899). Two eggs of the Galapagos Shearwater measure respectively : 2-02 by 1-37 ; 2-01 by 1-39. PUFEINUS. 155 1 . Culpepper Island. Galapagos, 27th July Webster-Harris Exped. (CD. Hull}. 1. Culpepper Island, 27th July (F. P. Webster-Harris Exped. I)roione). Puffinus assimilis, Gould. Puffinus nugax, Gould, Nests fy Eggs Austr Puffinus assimilis, Butter, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 384 (1896) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, f50; Dresser, Birds Eur. ix. (Suppl.) p. 407 (1896); Sharpe, and-l. i. p. 124 (1899). The eggs of the Allied Shearwater in the Collection measure respectively : 1*9 by 1'45 ; 1-9 by 1-34 ; 2 by 1-43 ; 2 by 1-4. p. H oppinger [P.]. . H.M.S. < Herald.' 1. St. Ambrose, 21st July. Dr. Co 2. Raoul Island, Kermadec Group, Voy. Pacific Ocean, July (J.Macgillivray). 1. Great Salvage Island, 25th April. Hon. C. Baring & W. R. Ogilvie Grant, Esq. [P.]. Puffinus carneipes, Gould. Nectris carneipes, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 465 (1865) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 361 (1889). Puffinus carneipes, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 385 (1896) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 124 (1899). The eggs of the Fleshy-footed Shearwater in the Collection measure respectively : 2'75 by 1-95 ; 2-85 by 1-83. 2. Australia (E. P. Ramsay). Seebohm Coll. Puffinus tenuirostris (Temm.). Procellaria brevicauda, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 7 (1845-54). Puffinus obscurus, R. Ehves, Ibis, 1859, p. 397. Nectris brevicaudus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 459 (1865); North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 360 (1889). Puffinus tenuirostris, Butler, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 230 (1888) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 388 (1896); Montgomery, Ibis, 1898, p. 209 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 124 (1899). The eggs of the Short-tailed Shearwater, or Mutton-bird, measure from 2*5 to 2'9 in length, and from 1-65 to 1/9 in breadth. 1. Australia. 1. Gippsland, Victoria. 2. Goose Island, Bass Straits, 3rd March (J. Macgillivray). 2. Bass Straits. 2. Port Davey, Tasmania. 2. Lord Howe Island, Dec. (J. Mac- gillivray). 2. Lord Howe Island (E. Saunders). Old Collection. F.A.Philbrick,Esq.,Q.C. Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Voy. H.M.S. ' Herald.' Seebohm Coll. 156 PT7FFINIDJE. Puffinus nativitatis, Streets. Puffinus nativitatis, Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 295, 300; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 389 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 124 (1899). The single egg of the Christmas-Island Shearwater in the Collection measures 2-3 by 1*45. 1. Phoenix Island, Phoenix Group, J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.], Pacific Ocean, 29th June. Genus MAJACtUEUS, Reichenb. Majaqueus aequinoctialis (Linn.). Procellaria sequinoctialis, Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 459. Majaqueus aequinoctialis, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 119 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 164 (1879) ; Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 143 ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds £. M. xxv. p. 395 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 125 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 21. The eggs of the Great Black Petrel are regular broad ovals, fairly smooth and white. With incubation, however, the shell becomes much stained. They measure from 2-83 to 3*4 in length, and from 1-95 to 2-23 in breadth *. 2. Kerguelen Island. 2. Kerguelen Island, 19th Nov. (A. E. Eaton). 1. Kerguelen Island, 7th Dec. (A.E.E.). 2. Kerguelen Island, 8th Dec. (A.E.E.). 2. Kerguelen Island, 12th Dec. (A.E.E.). 1. Kergueleu Island, 13th Dec. (A.E.E.). 2. Kerguelen Island, 27th Dec. (A.E.E.). Voy.H.M.S. < Challenger.' Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society Royal Society Royal Society Royal Society Royal Society Genus (ESTRELATA., Bp. The Petrels of this genus lay white eggs. They are either of a regular broad oval or of an elliptical shape. The shell is smooth and without gloss. (Estrelata lessoni (Gam.}. (Estrelata lessoni, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 126 (1879); Saunders, t. c. p. 164 (1879) ; Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 144 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 401 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 125 (1899) ; .Hall, Ibis. 1900, p. 23. The eggs of Lesson's Petrel measure from 2*75 to 2*95 in length, and from 1'92 to 2'05 in breadth. * The egg figured by Thienemann under the name of Procellaria &qui- noctialis (Fortpflanz. tab. xcii. fig. 6) is much too small to be accepted as that of this species. [P.]. [P.]. P.. UESTBKLATA. BULWEUIA. 1 10. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger.' 1. Kergueleu Island, 8th Dec. (A. E. Royal Society [P.], Eaton). 1. Kerguelen Island, 21st Dec.(A.E.E.). Royal Society [P. •1. Kerguelen Island, 22nd Vec.(A.E.E.). Royal Society 2. Kerguelen Island, 28th Dec. (A.E. E.). Royal Society (Estrelata parvirostris (Peale). (Estrelata paryirostris, Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 295, 300 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 405 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 125 (1899). The three eggs of the Small-billed Petrel in the Collection measure respectively: 2-25 by 1-62 ; 2-25 by 1-6 ; 2-25 by 1-63. 2. Phoenix Island, Phoenix Group, Seebohm Coll. 29th June (J. J. Lister). 1. Canton Island, Phoenix Group, Seebohin Coll. 6th July (J. J.L.). (Estrelata brevirostris (Less.). (Estrelata brevirostris. Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 124 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 164 (1879) ; Salvin, Cat, Birds B. M. xxv. p. 409 (1896) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 126 (1899). The two eggs of the Short-billed Petrel in the Collection measure respectively : 2-27 by 1-77 ; 2-2 by 1-7. 2. Kerguelen Island, 8th Nov. (A. E. Royal Society [P.]. Eaton). (Estrelata neglecta (SchL). CEstrelata neglecta, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 412 (1896) : Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 126 (1899). The two eggs of the Soft-plum aged, or Downy, Petrel in the Collection measure respectively : 2'62 by 1-84 ; 2-5 by 1-75. 2. Raoul Island, Kermadec Group, Gould Coll. Pacific Ocean, July (J. Macyillivray). Genus BULWERIA, Bp. Bulweria bulweri (J. $ S.). Thalassidroma bulwerii, Baedeker. EierJEur. TTig.t&b. 55. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Heicitson, Eyys of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 522, pi. cxlv. fig. iii (1856). Bulweria columbina, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 551 (1878) ; Koeniq J. f. O. 1890, p. 289, tab. viii. fig. 11 ; Seebohm, Etws of Brit. Birds, p. 73, pi. 20. fig. 3 (1896). Bulweria bulweri, Baird, Brewer $• Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 398 (1884) ; Saloin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 420 (1896) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 54; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 127 (1899). The eggs of Bulwer's Petrel are broad, blunt ovals, smooth, 158 PTTFFINID-E. white and without gloss. They measure from 1-55 to 1*7 in length, and from 1*18 to 1'25 in breadth. 2. [Madeira.] 5. Madeira (Baker). 2. Desertas, 15th June. 4. Desertas. 1. Porto Santo, 22nd June. 1. Porto Santo, 22nd June (Padre Schmitz). Old Collection. Salvin-Godman Coll. Padre Schmitz [0.]. Seebohm Coll. Padre Schmitz [C.]. Hon. C. Baring & W. R. Ogilvie Grant, Esq. [P.]. Sub-Family FULMARIN^E. Genus OSSIFRAGA, Hombr. fy Jacq. Ossifraga gigantea (Gm.). Procellaria gigantea, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 3 (1845 54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 80. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Abbott, f Ibis, 1861, p. 164; Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 458. Ossifraga gigantea, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 443 (1865) ; Travers, Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 219 (1872); Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 142 (1879) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 363 (1884) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 225 (1888); Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 422 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 127 (1899); Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 25. The eggs of the Giant Fulmar are roughly granulated, of an oval form, plain white and without gloss. They measure from 3'85 to 4 in length, and from 2-35 to 2*7 in breadth. 2. [Southern Ocean.] Old Collection. 1. Falkland Islands ( C. C. Abbott}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Falkland Islands. Gould Coll. Genus FULMARUS, Steph. Fulmarus glacialis (Linn.). Procellaria glacialis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. f (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 512, pi. cxliv. (1856). Fulmarus glacialis, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 55. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 535 (1878) ; Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 366 (1884); Diron, Ibis, 1885, p. 92; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 430, pi. 56 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 73, pi. 20. fig. 5 (1896) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 425 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 127 (1899). The Fulmar, H. J. Elwes, Ibis, 1869, p. 32. The eggs of the Fulmar Petrel are mostly of a broad oval shape ; a few are biconical. They are rough and chalky in texture, without gloss and plain white, but they soon become discoloured with in- FT7LMARUS. DAPTION. 159 cubation. They measure from 2-55 to 3'05 in length, and from 1-75 to 2-1 in breadth. 1. Faroe Islands, 28th May (H. C. Seebohm Coll. M tiller : Harcjitt Coll.}. 2. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. 5. Faroe Islands, 6th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Faroe Islands, 17th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.}. 1. Faroe Islands, 25th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll). 4. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.). 1. Faroe Islands, 24th May (H. W. Seebohm Coll. Feilden}. 2. St. Kilda, 22nd May (H. J. Elwes}. Seebohm Coll. 10. St. Kilda, June (C. Dixon}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Iceland ( W. Proctor}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. [Iceland.] Miss E. Mackenzie [P.]. Fulmarus glupischa, Stejn. Fulniarus glacialis, Seebohm, Ibis. 1879. p. 25 ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 268 (1890). Fulmarus glacialis glupischa, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 366 (1884). Fulmarus glupischa, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 427 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 127 (1899). The single egg of the Pacific Fulmar in the Collection resembles the eggs of F. glacialis, but is much smaller and of a smoother texture. It measures 2*65 by 1*8. 1. Kurile Islands (H. J. Snow). Seebohm Coll. Genus DAPTION, Steph. Daption capensis (Linn.}. Daption capensis, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 118 (1879) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1056 (1880) ; Salvin, Zool. < Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 144 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgu*. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 400 (1884) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 215 (1888); Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 428 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 127 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 28. The egg brought by the c Challenger ' Expedition, and attributed to the Cape Pigeon with some doubt, is spheroidal in shape, fairly smooth and plain white. It measures 2-12 by 1'75. 1. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 160 PUFVINID^E. Genus HALOB-ffiNA, Is. Geoffr. Halobaena caerulea (Gm.). Halobsena caerulea, Sliarpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 141 (1879); Saunders, t. c. p. 165 (1879) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 214 (1888) ; Salvinj Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 431 (1896) ; Sliarpe, Hand-L i. p. 127 (1899). The eggs of the Blue Petrel vary from a broad oval to an elliptical form, and are smooth and often plain white. Some, however, are marked with numerous very minute rufous dots over the greater portion of the shell. They vary in size from 1-92 to 2 in length, and from 1-45 to T57 in breadth. 1. Kerguelen Island, 29th Oct. (A. E.Eaton}. 4. Kerguelen' Island, 24th Nov. (A.E.E.). Koyal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.]. Genus PRION, Lacep. The eggs of the Petrels of this genus are for the most part elliptical in form, both ends of the eggs being quite similar. Occa- sionally they are of a broad oval form and rarely spheroidal. They are fairly smooth in texture, plain white and glossless. Prion vittatus (Gm.). Prion vittatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 474 (1865) ; Trovers, Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 220 (1872) ; flutter, Birds New Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 212 (1888) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 542 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p.' 432 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-L \. p. 128 (1899). Prion australis, Potts, Ibis, 1873, p. 85. The eggs of the Broad-billed Petrel measure from 1-85 to 2-06 in length, and from 1*35 to 1*45 in breadth. 2. St. Paul's Island, Indian Ocean. 3. St. Paul's Island, Jan. («/. Mac- yillivray). Gould Coll. Voy. H.M.S. ' Herald.' Prion desolatus (Ghn-.). Prion turtur, Travers, Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 220 (1872) ; flutter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 209 (1888) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 418. Prion desolatus, Sharpe, Phil Trans. 168. p. 137 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 165 (1879) ; Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 145 (1880) ; Scl t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 434 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 29. The eggs of the Dove-Petrel measure from 1'8 to 2-05 in length, and from 1'24 to 1'46 in breadth. 21. Kerguelen Island. 4. Kerguelen Island, 29th Nov. (A.E.Eaton}. 1. Kerguelen Island, 13th Dec. (A. E. E.}. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger. Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P. . PELECANOIDIDJE. DIOMEDEID.E. 161 Family PELECANOIDID^. The eggs of the Petrels of this Family are either spheroidal or elliptical in form, but occasionally a specimen is of a broad oval shape. They are fairly smooth, quite glossless and plain white ; but apparently they soon become discoloured. Genus PELECANOIDES, Lactp. Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gm.). Pelecanoides urinatrix, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 114 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 164 (1879) ; Bxller, Birds of New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 207 (1888) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 541 ; Saloin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 437 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899). Pelecanoides berardi, Buller, Birds of New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 208 (1888). The eggs of the Diving Petrel measure from 1-3 to 1/55 in length, and from !•! to 1'3 in breadth. Kerguelen Island (A. E. Eaton). Kerguelen Island, 31st Oct. (A.E.E.}. Kerguelen Island, 19th Nov. (A. E. E.). Kerguelen Island, 27th Nov. (A. E. E.). Koyal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.]. Royal Society [P.], Royal Society [P.]. Pelecanoides 'garnoti (Less.). (Plate XII. fig. 8.) Pelecanoides garnoti, Scl. Zool. ' Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. ]51 (1880) ; Salvin, t.c. p. 146 (1880) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 439 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899). The three eggs of Garnot's Diving Petrel in the Collection measure respectively: 1-55 by 1-22; 1-55 by 1-25; 1-61 by 1-3. 1. Kerguelen Island. 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger. Family DIOMEDEID^E. The eggs of the Albatrosses are coarse in texture and without gloss. They are usually of an elongated oval form with the smaller end compressed and very often abruptly enlarged at the tip. They vary from dull white to pale yellow in colour, and the broad end is usually covered with a profusion of reddish-brown specks and dots which form a cap. These markings also frequently extend over a considerable portion of the shell. VOL. i. M 162 PELECANOIDES. Genus DIOMEDEA, Linn. Diomedea exulans, Linn. Diomedea exulans, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xcii. fig. 1 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 80. fig-. 2 (1855-63) ; Gould,. Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 427 (1865); Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 460; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. v. p. 90, pi. — (1876) ; Baird, Brewer, fy Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p, 347 (1884) j Buller, Birds New Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 189 (1888) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 441 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899). The two eggs of the Wandering Albatross in the Collection are white, very sparingly stippled with reddish brown at the larger end. They measure respectively : 4*85 by 3-1 ; 5-25 by 3*02. 2. Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean. M. L. Bensusan, Esq. [P.]. Diomedea regia, Buller. Diomedea exulans, Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 189, part. (1888). Diomedea regia, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 443 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899). The eggs of the Royal Albatross are of a dull yellowish white. Of the ten examples in the Collection, only one is marked with a few rufous specks on the larger end. They measure from 4'7 to 5-6 in length, and from 3 to 3'25 in breadth. 4. Auckland Islands. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 2. Auckland Islands, 3rd Dec. McCormick Bequest. 4. Campbell Island, New Zealand, McCormick Bequest. 16th Dec. Diomedea chionoptera, Salvin. Diomedea exulans, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 770(1875-84) ; Salvin, Zool. 'Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 147 (1880); Sclater, t. c. p. 151 (1880). Diomedea chionoptera, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 443 (1896) • Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 12. The eggs of the White-winged Albatross are dull white, with a large well-marked cap of rufous dots at the larger end. They measure from 5 to 5'4 in length, and from 2-9 to 33 in breadth. 3. Marion Island, Indian Ocean. Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger.' 1. Kerguelen Island. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger.' 1. Crozet Islands. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Crozet Islands. T. Galley, Esq. [P.J. Diomedea albatrus, Pall. Diomedea albatrus, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 351 (1884) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1890, p. 105 ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 261 (l&O); Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 444 (1896) ; Sharpe, W-/.i.P.128(1899). DIOMEDEA. 163 The eggs of the Short-tailed Albatross are dull white, and are marked at the larger end with a profusion of red spots and blotches, many of which are confluent and form a very distinct cap. Isolated spots and markings of various sizes are often scattered over the shell. The eggs measure from 4-4 to 4-9 in length, and from 275 to 3'05 in breadth. 12. Bonin Islands, Japan, Nov. (P. A, Seebohm Coll. Hoist). Diomedea irrorata, Salvin. Diomedea irrorata, Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 445 (1896) ; Rothsch. # Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 192 (1899) ; Sharne, Hand-l. i. p. 129 (1899). . The eggs of the Waved Albatross are dull white. Three specimens in the Collection are perfectly plain. Two others have a few pale purple spots and blotches at the broader end. They measure from 376 to 4-27 in length, and from 2-64 to 2-75 in breadth. 3. Hood Island, Galapagos, 26th Oct. Webster-Harris Exped. (R. H. Beck}. 1. Hood Island, 26th Oct. (C. M. Webster-Harris Exped. Harris). 1. Hood Island, 26th Oct. (F. P. Webster-Harris Exped. Droivne). Diomedea nigripes, Audub. Diomedea nigripes, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 355 (1884) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1891, p. 191 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. 3d. xxv. p. 445 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 129 (1899). The sole egg of the Black-footed Albatross in the Collection is dull brownish white, without markings. It measures 4'2 by 2-5. 1. Sulphur Island, Bonin Group, Japan, Seebohm Coll, 8th June (P. A. Hoist}. Diomedea melanophrys, Temm. Diomedea melanophrys, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 165 ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 438 (1865) ; Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 148 (1880) ; Scl t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 198 (1888) ; Saloin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxy. p. 447 (1896) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 129 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 17. The eggs of the Black-eyebrowed Albatross are dull white, with a well-marked cap of rufous specks and blotches at the larger end. The three examples obtained by the 4 Challenger ' Expedition are of very different sizes and are said to be eggs of the first, second, and third year respectively. The smallest of these measures 3*8 by 2*1. Full-sized specimens measure from 3'8 to 4-5 in length, and from 2-45 to 2-7 in breadth. M2 104 ALCID.E. 3. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). 3. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). 3. Falkland Islands. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger.' Genus PHXEBETRIA, Reichenb. Phcebetria fuliginosa (Gm.). Diomedea fuliginosa, Layard, Ibis, 1867, p. 458 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 773 (1875-1884): id. Phil. Tram. 168. p. 148 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. p. 165 (1879) ; Bulkr, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 205 (1888). Phcebatria fuliginosa, Campbell, Nests fyEggsAustr. Birds, p. 69 (1883) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 453 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 129 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 18. » Of the four eggs of the Black Albatross in the Collection one is unspotted white ; two are white, with a well-marked rufous cap at the larger end and some minute rufous specks over the remainder of the shell ; and one is of a buff colour, minutely spotted all over, but more densely at the larger end than elsewhere, with yellowish brown and rufous. They measure from 3'6 to 4'2 in length, and from 2-4 to 27 in breadth. 1. Island of Tristan d'Acunha. 1. Crozet Island (Capt. Armson). 2. Kerguelen Island, 13th Dec. (A. E. Eaton). E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Koyal Society [P.]- Order ALCIFOKMES. The eggs of the birds of this Order vary much both in shape and coloration. Some are white, but others can hardly be equalled for richness and variety of colour by the eggs of any other birds. In all cases they are very large and quite out of proportion to the size of the bird. Family ALCID^E. Subfamily ALCIN.E. Genus PLAUTUS, Brunnich. Plautus impennis (Linn.). Alca impennis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. ivc. (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 70. fig. 3 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 469, pi. cxxix. (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 563 (1880); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 371, pis. 40 & 41 (1885); Grieve, The Great Auk or Garefowl, passim (1885) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 91, pis. 27, 28 (1896). Plautus impennis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw., Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 467 (1884) j Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 563 (1898) ; Sharpe, PLAUTUS — ALCA. 165 Hand-l i. p. 130 (1899) ; Bidwell, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, x. p. xxxiii (1899). The British Museum possesses two eggs of the Great Auk. These two examples were glued down to boards and exposed to view in the general gallery for many years ; they are consequently bleached and valueless. Their history is doubtful, and I quote Mr. Symington Grieve's account (torn, cit., App. p. 29) of these two specimens : — " British Museum. These two eggs probably come from Bullock's collection. At the sale of Bullock's collection in 1819, two eggs were included in the catalogue (one at p. 31 and the other at p. 131). Both were bought by Leach, then keeper of the Zoological portion of the British Museum, and these are presumably the two eggs now in the Museum. One of them was actually packed in the same box in which Bullock's bird from Papa Westra was ; but that does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that the egg came from Papa Westra. To judge from its age, Newfoundland is probably the place of its origin. According to other accounts, these two eggs originally belonged to Sir Hans Sloane, all of whose collections became part of the British Museum." One of these, in fairly good order, measures 4*6 by 2*9. The second one. a good deal broken but admitting of accurate mea- surement, measures 4-72 by 2-83. Both are broad ovals, inclining to the pyriform. The ground-colour is a dull creamy white, the shell rough and without gloss. In one specimen the markings, which consist of large, more or less confluent, dark brown blotches, are collected chiefly at the larger end, forming a cap; in the second the markings are spread over the whole shell, the larger ones, however, being confined to the broad end, where they do not form a distinct cap as in the first egg, but rather an irregular zone. There are also casts of four eggs as noted below *. 2. Of uncertain origin. Old Collection. Genus ALCA, Linn. Alca torda, Linn. Alca torda, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. iiic. fig. 3, a-g (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 15. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Heicitson, Ec/ys of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 468, pi. cxxviii. (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 557 (1877) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 472 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 375, pi. 42 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 92, pi. 24. figs. 1-4 (1896) ; Dixon, Ibis, 1885, p. 90 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 565 (1898) ; Sharne. Hand-l. i. p. 130 (1899). * 1. Cast of egg in the collection of Prof. A. Newton. 1. Cast of egg formerly in the collection of Mr. A. Troughton, of Coventry. 1. Cast of egg in the collection of Mr. A. J. Wolley, and formerly in the possession of Mr. Gould. 1. Cast of egg from the collection of Mr. Yarrell. 166 ALCID.E. The eggs of the Eazorbill are generally regular ovals ; occasionally specimens may be found with the two ends of much the same size. The shell is coarse, rather rough to the touch, and without any gloss. The ground-colour varies very greatly : white, pale blue, pink, stone-colour, yellow and reddish brown being the more prevalent tints. The markings vary from small specks to huge blotches, and are dark reddish brown, approaching, in many cases, to black. Some examples are marked entirely with specks : others with blotches, which have a tendency to be confluent round the larger end, and between these two types every variation may be found. The dimensions range from 2*7 to 3'1 in length, and from 1'72 to 1'95 in breadth. Three abnormally large eggs from Bempton, however, measure from 3-6 to 3'75 in length, and from 2'15 to 2-2 in breadth. 1. America. J. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 2. N. America (Henzhaw Coll.'), Salvin-Godman Coll. 1. Whalefish Island, N.W. America. Dr. Robertson [P.]. 1. Labrador. Sir Henry Peek [P.]. 2. Greenland, June. Seebohm Coll. 6. Greenland, July. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. 8. SalteeIslands,Co.Wexford,28thMay. Seebohm Coll. 4. Hebrides (F. Walker: Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 15. St. Kilda, June (C. Dixon). Seebohm Coll. 4. Faroe Islands (HargiU Coll}. Seebohm Coll. 36. Faroe Islands (J2". C. Millie)' : Har- Seebohm Coll. ffitt Coll.). 5. Shetland (R.Dunn: Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Stromness, Orkneys (R. Dunn: Har- Seebohm Coll. ffitt Coll.). 1. Scotland (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 1. Sutherlandshire (J. A. Harvie- Seebohm Coll. Brown: Hargitt Coll.). IS. Deebank, Aberdeen (Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll. 1. Great Britain. J. Walter, Esq. [P.], 4. Farn Islands (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 2d. Bempton, Yorkshire (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Flamborough Head (Hargitt Coll). Seebohm Coll. 1. Tenby, Wales. Salvin-Godman Coll. 24. St. Davids, Wales, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel. Seebohm Coll. 3. Lundy Island (Charbonnier: Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll). 10. Stappen, Norway, 17th June (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm). 1. Finland (MacGallen). Seebohm Coll. Genus ALLE, Link. Alle alle, Linn. Alca alle, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. vc. fi (1884). Alle alle, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 569 (1898) ; Sharp?,, Hand-l. i. p. 130 (1899). The eggs of the Little Auk are very regular ovals, fairly smooth to the touch, but without any gloss. They are of a pale greenish blue, most frequently unmarked. A few specimens, however, exhibit some specks of yellowish brown and sometimes also some streaks and markings of the same colour round the larger end. They measure from 1*75 to 2-07 in length, and from 1-28 to 1*35 in breadth. 4. Greenland. Salvin-Godman Coll. 4. Greenland (R. Milller). Seebohm Coll. 4. Greenland, June (E. Feneker}. Seebohm Coll. 2. North Greenland (H. Hawkins). Seebohm Coll. 2. Godhavn, Greenland. Seebohm Coll. 1. Godhavn, Greenland. Seebohm Coll. 4. Gronne, -Greenland, 25th June. Seebohm Coll. 2. Gronne, 3rd July. Seebohm Coll. Genus UEIA, Briss. Una troile (Linn.}. Uria ringvia, Thien. Forfyflanz. ges. V'6g. tab. iic. fig. 1, a-c (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 69. fig. 1 (1855-63). Una troile, Thien. Fortyflanz. ges. Vog. tab. iic. fig. 2, a-f (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 455, pi. cxxiv. (1856) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgtv. Water Bird* N. Am. ii. p. 477 (1884) ; Dix&n, Ibis, 1885, p. 89 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 573 (1898) ; Sharp* , Hand-l i. p. 130 (1899). Uria lorn via, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 15. fig. 1 (1855-63). Alca troile, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 567 (1877) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds iii. p. 388, pis. 43 & 44 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 93, pi. 25 figs. 1-6 (1896), The eggs of the Common Guillemot are of a long, narrow oval form, tapering to the small «nd, which is not unfrequently enlarged or swollen. The shell is rough in texture and without gloss. They vary greatly in colour. The ground is of different shades of blue, green, brown, yellow, pink or buff, and frequently it is white. The underlying markings consist of blotches of grey or pale purple and are seldom prominent. The surface-markings, consisting of blotches, spots, streaks and lines of every conceivable shape, are of different shades of brown, reddish brown, chocolate and yellowish brown, and in many cases they are almost of a deep black. These markings are frequently of great extent and cover quite three-quarters of the surface of the shell ; at other times they are merely spots, leaving almost the entire ground visible. Not a few examples are covered with a close entanglement of lines which produces a beautiful effect. 168 The magnificent series of eggs of this species in the Collection was arranged in groups by the late Mr. Seebohm and represents some thirty types or variations of coloration. The eggs vary from 3 to 3-5 in length, and from 1/8 to 2 in breadth. Specimens of abnormal size are not included in these measurements. The smallest egg in the Collection measures 1*5 by 1-12. 1. Labrador (H. Bryant : Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.}. 14. Rathlin Island, Ireland. R. Lloyd Patterson, Esq. [P.]. 40. Saltee Islands, Ireland, May (H. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm}. 4. St. Kilda, June (C. Dixori). Seebohm Coll. 14. Faroe Islands (H. C. Midler : Har- Seebohm Coll. gitt Coll.}. 2. Orkneys. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Copinsha, Orkneys, June. Seebohm Coll. 25. Copinsha (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 1. Bass Rock (H. Seebohm}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Deebank, Aberdeen (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. '" 1. England. J. Walter, Esq. [P.]. 3. Earn Islands. W. Thorburn, Esq. [P.]. 3. Earn Islands, June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 114. Earn Islands, June (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 23. Earn Islands, June (H. Seebohm}.' Seebohm Coll. 147. Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire (H. S.}. Seebohm Coll. 145. Bempton Cliffs (H. S. : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.}. 4. Scarborough. W. Rooke, Esq. [P.]. 31. Flamborough Head. Lord Londesborough [P.]. 14. St. Davids, Wales, May & June. Seebohm Coll. Uria ealifornica (Bryant). Uria troile ealifornica, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 483 (1884) ; Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 45 (1887). Uria troile, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 573, part. (1898). Uria ealifornica, Sharpe, Hand- 1. i. p. 130 (1899). The five eggs of the Californian Guillemot in the Collection are of different types, all of which can, however, be matched by eggs of U. troile. 2. N. America (W. Frazer}. Purchased. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Earallone Islands, California (F'. Salvin-Godman Coll. Grueber : Henshaw Coll.}. Uria lomvia (Pall.}. Uria lorn via, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. iic. fig. !,«-. 2 (1855-63). Uria brunnichii, Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 460, pi cxxv. (1856). TJRIA. — CEPPHUS. 160 Alca bruennichi, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 575 (1877) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 94, pi. 26. figs. 5, 6 (1896). Una lorn via lomvia, Baird, Breicer fy Jlidyw. Water Birds N. Am, ii. p. 485 (1884). Alca troile brunnichi, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 388, pis. 43, 44 (1885). The eggs of Briinnich's Guillemot resemble those of U. troile, but are perhaps, on the whole, less boldly marked. They vary in size from 2-95 to 3-5 in length, and from 1 -8 to 2-15 in breadth. .",. Dudley Diggs, Baffin Bay. _ (>. Frow Islands, N.W. America. 1 2. Sanderson's Hope, G reenland, 22nd July (Col. H. W. Feilden). 3. Greenland. 1. Greenland. 1. Disco, Greenland. 1. Egedes-minde, Greenland. 1 . Godhavn, Greenland. 3. Sukkestappen, Greenland. 2. Iceland ( W. Proctor). J. Novaya Zemlya, 7th June. 1. Novaya Zemlya. 2. Spitsbergen, 78°-79° N. lat., July. 2. Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, 30th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. Dr. "Robertson [C.]. Voy. II.M.S. < Alert.' Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. McCormick Bequest. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Admiral A. Markham [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. F. G. Jackson, Esq. [P.]. Uria arra (Pall.}. Uria kmvia arra, Baird, Brewer 8>* Ridqw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 485 (1884) ; Nelson, Beport Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 45 (1887). Alca troile arra, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 388 (1885). Alca troile, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 273, part. (1890). Uria lomvia, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 577, part. (1898). Uria arra, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 131 (1899). The eggs of the Thick-billed Guillemot resemble those of U. troile and U. lomvia, but, taken as a -whole, they appear to be characterized by the paucity of their markings. 2. Japan (H. Pnjer). 4. Kurile Islands, Japan (H. J. Snow). 11. Commander Islands. G. St. George's Island, Bering Sea, 27th June (H. W. Elliott: Henshaiv Coll.). 2. St. Michael's, Alaska, 30th Aug. (Henshaiv Coll.). Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, ^ Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Genus CEPPHUS, Pall Cepphus grylle (Linn.). Uria grylle, Thien. Foripflanz. ges. Vog. tab. iiic. fig. l,a-e (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 462, pi. cxxvi. (1856) j Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 581 (1877) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 580 (1898). 170 ALCIP^E. Grylle columba, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 70. fig. 1 (1855). Cepphus grylle, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgtv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 492 (1884) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 131 (J899). Alca grylle, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 383, pi. 45 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 94, pi. 26. fig. 4 (1896). It is possible that some of the eggs enumerated below may appertain to the closely allied race or species, C. mandti, but there is no evidence to determine this. The eggs of the Elack Guillemot are quite different from those of Uria troile. They are of a regular broad oval form, slightly rough, and they possess a small amount of gloss. The ground- colour varies from a creamy white to pale blue pink or pinkish buff. The markings, which consist of spots and blotches, are pretty evenly distributed over the shell and are of a deep brown, black, yellowish brown or chocolate colour. In addition, there are underlying pale purple markings. Not unfrequently the markings form a confluent broad zone round the larger end. Specimens measure from 2'1 to 2-55 in length, and from 1*4 to 1*7 in breadth. 2. N. America (Henshaiv Coll.}. 3. Hudson's Bay. 4. James Bay, Hudson's Bay (C. Drex- ler : Henshaiv Coll. ex Smiths. Inst.}. 5. Labrador. 2. Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, 10th July. 2. Fortune Bay, 10th July. 2. S. Greenland, June (R. Midler: Hargitt Coll.}. 2. S. Greenland, 21st June (R. M.: Hargitt Coll.}. 2. S. Greenland, 21st June (JR. M.: Hargitt Coll.). 2. S. Greenland, 25th June (R. M.: Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Greenland, June (R. M.: Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Godthaab, Greenland, 18th June. 4. Greenland (E. Feneker : Hargitt Coll.}. 2. Faroe Islands, 26th May (H. C. Miiller : Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Faroe Islands, June (H. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.}. 8. N. Uist, 6th June (E. V. Seebohm). 3. Fair Island, Orkneys. 2. Co. Waterford, 10th May (R. J. Ussher}. 6. Kistrand, Norway, 21st June. 2. Esthonia, Russia, 18th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. Gould Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Sir H/ Peek [P.]. Col. H. W. Feilden [P.]. Col. II. W. Feilden [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. E. M. Nelson, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Cell. PSEUDURIA. PTYCHORHAMPHUS. 171 Genus PSEUDURIA, Sharpe. Pseuduria columba (Pall.}. Cepphus columba, Baird, Breicer $ Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 494 (1884). Una columba, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 586 (1898). Pseuduria columba, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 131 (1899). The eggs of the Pigeon Guillemot do not differ in any way from those of Cepphus grylle. 1. Rosario Channel, Vancouver Island, Yoy. II. M.S. ' Plumper.' 8th June (Dr. Lyall). 2. Rosario Channel, 10th June (Dr. Voy. H-M.S. ' Plumper.' Lyall). r>. Waldron Island, Vancouver Island Voy. H.M.S. < Plumper.' (Dr. Lyall). 4. Waldron Island, 23rd June (Dr. Voy. H.M.S. ' Plumper.' Lyall). 2. Santa Cruz Island, California, 5th Salvin-Godman Coll. June (Henshaiu Coll,}. 1. Lake Begles, California (F. Gruber). Purchased. Pseuduria snowi (Stejn.). (Plate XII. fig. 6.) Uria columba, Blakiston $ Fryer, Trans. As. Soc. Jap. x. p. 91 (1882) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 174. Alca columba, Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 275, part. (1890). Uria snowi, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 588 (1898). Pseuduria snowi, Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 131 (1899). The single egg of Snow's Guillemot in the Collection resembles some of the eggs of Cepphus grylle. The ground is of a pale blue, and this is marked pretty evenly all over with blotches and spots of chocolate-brown and pale purple. It measures 2-45 by 1-53. 1. Kurile Islands, Japan (H. J. Snoiv). Seebohm Coll. Sub-Family FRATERCULINJE. Genus PTYCHORHAMPHUS, Brandt. Ptychorhamphus aleuticus (Pall.). (Plate XII. fig. 5.) Ptvchorhamphus aleuticus, Baird, Brewer $ Ridr/w. Water Birds N. Am. * ii. p. 517 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 599 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 132 (1899). The eggs of the Aleutian Auk are of a broad oval form, cbalky 172 ALCIDJ3. in texture, glossless and pale bluish white. Four examples measure respectively: T75 by 1-25; 1-8 by T24 ; 1-67 by 1-2: 1-7 by 3-25. 4. St. Geronimo Island, Lower Cali- A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. forma, 16th March. Genus SIMORHYNCHUS, Merrem. The eggs of the Auks of this genus are of a pointed oval form, fairly smooth, glossless and plain white. Simorhynchus cristatellus (Pall.}. Simorhynchus cristatellus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridqio. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 512 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 601 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 132 (1899). Fratercula cristateila, Seelohm, Birds Japan, Emp. p. 285 (1890). The single egg of the Crested Auk in the Collection measures 2'12 by 1-4. 1. Kurile Islands, Japan (H. J. Snow). Seebohm Coll. Simorhynchus pusillus (Pall). (Plate XII. fig. 7.) Ciceronia pusilla, Baird, Brewer & Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 507 (1884;. Simorhynclms pusillus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 605 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 132 (1899). The eggs of the Knob-billed Auk measure from 1-5 to 1-68 in length, and from 1*05 to 1*15 in breadth. 3. St. George's Island, Pribylofi Group, Salvin-Godman Coll. Bering Sea, June (H. H. Elliott : Henshmv Coll.}. 3. St. Paul's Island, Pribyloff Group, G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, 24th-30th June. Esq. [P.]. - Genus LUNDA, Pall. Lunda cirrhata (Pall.). Alca cirrhata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. vc. fig. 6 (1845-54). Lunda cirrhata, Baird, Brewer fy Ridf/w. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 532 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 612 (1898) j Sharpe t Hand-l i. p. 133 (1899). Fratercula cirrhata, Seebohm, Birds Japan Emp. p. 281 (1890). The eggs of the Tufted Puffin are regular ovals with the small end rather pointed ; the texture chalky and glossless. They are either plain white, or white mottled with a few pale grey markings ; they become much discoloured with incubation. They measure from 2-65 to 3'03 in length, and from 1-81 to 1-96 in breadth. FEATERCULA. 173 2. North America (Smiths. Inst.). 2. Lake Belles, California (F. Gruber) , 5. Haro Channel, Vancouver Island (Dr. Lyall). 7. Bering Isl., Commander Group, 12th July. 1. Kurile Island, Japan (H. J. Snoiv). Salvin-Godman Coll. Purchased. Voy. IJ.M.S. 'Plumper.' G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Genus FRATERCULA, Briss. Fratercula arctica (Linn.). Alca arctica, Thien. Fortpftanz. qes. Vog. tab. vc. fig1. 7, n-e (1845-54). Fratercula arctica, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 80. fig. 6 (1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 466, pi. cxxvii. fig. ii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 599 (1877) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 524 (1884); Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 364, pi. 45 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 96, pi. 26. figs. 1, 2 (1896) ; Dixon, Ibis, 1885, p. 9l ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 616 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 133 (1899). The eggs of the Puffin, are of a rather pointed oval form, rough, chalky, and without gloss. The ground is white or bluish white, and this is spotted and blotched with pale purple or grey, and frequently it is also marked with some yellowish-brown spots and streaky scrawls. In some specimens, the markings are larger and more prominent than in others. Some examples have so few markings, and these are so small, that until closely examined they appear to be of a spotless white. With incubation, the shell becomes of a dark mahogany-brown colour. They measure from 2*15 to 2-7 in length, and from 1/55 to 1*75 in breadth. 1. Labrador. 2. Greenlaijd, 22nd June. 1. Greenland (Whiteaoes: Montreal Museum). 1 . AVest Greenland. 3. Saltee Islands, Ireland, 28th May (H. Saunders}. 5. Faroe Islands (H. C. Muller : Harqitt Coll.}. 2. Faroe Islands (H. C. Midler}. 6. St. Kilda (C. Diron). 12. Farn Islands, 1st June (E. Hargitf). 10. Farn Islands, 28th May (H. See- bohm). 4. Farn Islands, 24th May (E. V. Seebohm). 2. N. Warmsey, Farn Islands, 18th June (O. Salrin). 1. Tenby, Wales. 3. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, May (H. Saunders). 2. Penzance. Sir H. Peek [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. * Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. D. W. Mitchell, Esq. [P.]. 174 Fratercula corniculata (Naum.). Fratercula corniculata, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 529 (1884) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 620 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 133 (1899). The two eggs of the Horned Puffin in the Collection resemble many of the eggs of F. arctica, but are larger. They are sparingly blotched with very pale purple and they have, in addition, a few yellowish -"brown lines and veins. They measure respectively • 2-8 by 1-91; 2-66 by 1-75. 1. Toporkoif Island, Bering Sea, 12th G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, July. Esq. [P.]. 1. Copper Island, Bering Sea. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Esq. [P.]. Order LARIFORMES. The identification of the eggs of the Terns, Gulls and Skuas presents great difficulties, and they should always be particularly well authenticated at the time they are taken from the nest. The eggs of the Lariformes are usually of a regular oval form, but numerous specimens depart from this, and are spheroidal, pyriform or elliptical. The shell is slightly rough and seldom exhibits any gloss. The markings are invariably of two kinds : the surface- markings, which are usually of some shade of brown or occa- sionally black ; and the shell-markings underlying the others, which are usually of a pale purple colour. The eggs of the Lariformes in some instances resemble those of some species of the RaUiformes, and in others those of many species of the Char adrii formes. Family LARID^E. Sub-Family STEB.NIN.E. Genus HYDROCHELIDON, Boie. Hydrochelidon leucoptera (Meisn. $ Schinz). Sterna leucgptera, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. Ixxxv. fig. 4, a-f (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 257, pi. 49 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 98, pi. 29. figs. 4, 6 (1896). Hydrochelidon leucoptera, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 32. fig. 2 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 321 (1875) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl p. 1000 (1880) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 6 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 133 (1899). The eggs of the White-winged Black Tern cannot be separated HYDROCHELIDON. 175 from those of the Black Tern, described below. The specimens in the Collection measure from 1-35 to 1*42 in length, and from '95 to 1-05 in breadth. :!. Hungary, 12th June (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. :!. Volga, liussia. Saunders Coll. 2. S.E. Russia. Saunders Coll. I. Southern Europe. R. T. Frere, Esq. [P.]. Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pall.). Sterna hybrida, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voq, tab. Ixxxv. fig. 1, a-^(184o- 54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 260, pi. 49 (1835) ; id. Eggs oj Brit. Birds, p. 98, pi. 29. figs. 8, 10 (1896) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests £ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p 305 (1890). Hydrochelidon hybrida, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 32. fig. 1 (1855- 63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 399; Dresser, Birds Ear. viii. p. 315 (1877); Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 996 (1880); North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, pp. 353, 402 (1889) ; Irby, Orn. Str. Gibr. 2nd ed. p. 292 (1895) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 10 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 133 (1899). The eggs of the Whiskered Tern are generally of a regular oval shape, and pyriform examples are comparatively few in number. The ground varies from cream-colour to buff, and about half the number of the specimens in the Collection are distinctly tinged with green. The markings, which consist of spots and small blotches, are of a reddish-brown or blackish-brown colour, and they cover about one-quarter of the surface of the shell. The underlying markings are dull grey or pale purplish brown. The eggs vary from 1*39 to 1-65 in length, and from 1-02 to 1*2 in breadth. 3. Doiiana, Spain, 4th June (H. Seebohm Coll. Saunders). 6. Donana, 4th June (H. Saunders). Saunders Coll. 7. San Lucar, Spain, June (H. S.}. Saunders Coll. •2. South Spain. Lord Lilford [P.], 2. Seville, Spain (L. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 7. Seville, Spain, June (Ruiz). Seabohm Coll. 3. Gibraltar, May (L. H. Irby). Seebohm Coll. 4. LakeHalloula,Algeria(C«/^.Zoc&3). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Dobrudscha (H. F. Moschlc.r). Seebohm Coll. I 1. Wullur Lake, Kashmir, 8th June. Hume Coll. 7. Kashmir. Hume Coll. 4. Kashmir, 8th June ( W. E. Brooks}. Hume Coll. 4. Etawah, 14th Aug. (A. O. Hume). Hume Coll. 3. Futtehgurh (A. Andernon). Saunders Coll. 3. Futtehgurh (A. A.). Saunders Coll. Hydrochelidon nigra (Linn.). Sterna nigra, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxv. fig. 5, a~f( 1845-54 ); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 488, pi. cxxxv. (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i'ii. p. 254, pi. 49 (1883) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 97, pi. 31. figs. 1, 3 (1896). 176 LARIDJE. Hydrochelidon fissipes, Baedeker, Eier Ear. Voj. tab. 32. fig. 3 (1855- 63) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 399. Hydrochelidon nigra, Dresser, Bi>'ds Enr. viii. p. 327 (1876) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 17 (1896) ; Sharpet Hand-l. i. p. 133 (1899). The eggs of the Black Tern vary from a pointed oval form to pyriform. The ground-colour ranges from pale buff to brownish buff, and this is heavily blotched and spotted with reddish brown and blackish brown. With few exceptions, these markings cover quite half the surface of the shell and are often confluent, especially over the broader half. The underlying markings are numerous and of a dull grey colour. Specimens measure from 1'3 to 1'4G in length, and from -9 to 1/05 in breadth. 2. Coto del Ptey, Spain (Lord Lilford}. Saunders Coll. 4. South Spain. Lord Lilford [P.]. 14. Valkenswaard, Holland, 26th May Saebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm}. 18. Valkenswaard ( W. Bridges}. Saunders Coll. 18. Holland (T. Baker}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Holland. Lord Lilford [P.]. 14. Kassarien Ptiver, Esthonia Seebohm Coll. (Russoiv}. 2. Garde See, Pomerania, 26th May Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm}. 12. Garde See, 30th May (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. Hydrochelidon surinamensis (Gm.}.\ (Plate XIII. fig. 5.) Hvdrochelidon nigra surinamensis, Baird, Breioer fy Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 318 (1884). Hydrochelidon surinamensis, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 20 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 134 (1899). The eggs of the American Black Tern are absolutely undistin- guishable from the eggs of II. leucoptera and H. nigra. 1. Little Slave Lake, Canada (S.Jones: Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.}. 13. Chicago ( C. E. Aiken: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll.). Genus PHAETHUSA, Wagler. Phaethusa magnirostris (LicJit.}. (Plate XIII. fig. 8.) Sterna magnirostris, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voy. tab. Ixxxii. fi?. 6 (1845-54). Thalasseus magnirostris, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 200. Phaethusa magnirostris, Scl fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 194 (1889) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 23 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 134 (1899). GELOCHELIDON. 177 The eggs of the Great-billed Tern resemble many of those of the Gull-billed Tern. The}' are of a broad oval or elliptical shape. The ground is of a yellowish-buff colour, and it is marked, pretty evenly all over, with spots and small blotches of yellowish brown and pale purple. On some specimens the markings consist of short thick lines and scrawls. The eleven examples measure from 1'73 to 1'97 in length, and from 1-35 to 1'41 in breadth. 11. Ucayali River, E. Peru, 10th Sept. (E. Bartlett). Saunders Coll. Genus GELOCHELIDON, Bre/im. Gelochelidon anglica (Mont.). Sterna anglica, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxii. fig. 7, a-i (1845- 54); Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 398; Dresser, Birds Ear. viii. p. 295 (1877) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 277 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 263, pi. 47 (1885) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 355, pi. xvii. tig. 2 (1889) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests $ E § May. 2. Sarasota Bay, 29th May. 3. Sarasota Bay, 29th May. 2. Sarasota Bay, 29th May. 2. Sarasota Bay, 29th May. 2. Sarasota Bay, 29th May. 25. Grassy Cay, Brit. Honduras, Salvin-Godman Coll. 19th May (O. Salvin}. „ 3 Sterna superciliaris, (Plate XV. fig. 1.) Sterna superciliaris, Sd. $ Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 200 ; Scl. $ Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 197 (1888) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 124 (1896) ; Sharps, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). The eggs of the Eyebrowed Tern are similar to many of those of S. minuta, the ground-colour being of a warm buff and the markings rather small and delicate. In fact, the markings are intermediate in size between those on the eggs of S. minuta and those of S. saundersi. Eight specimens vary from 1'17 to 1-23 in length, and from *91 to '95 in breadth. 6. Huallaga River, E. Peru, 21st July Saunders Coll. (E. Bartlett). 2. Upper Amazons (E. Bartlett). Seebohm Coll. Sterna melanauchen, Temm. (Plate XY. fig. 3.) Sterna melanauchen, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxii. fig. 2 (1845-54) ; Macgillivray , Voy. l Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 400 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 67, pi. — . fig. 606 (1883) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 356 (1889) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests % Eggs 2nd. B. iii. p. 302 (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 126 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). The eggs of the Black-naped Tern are of an oval form, but somewhat sharply pointed at the smaller end. The ground-colour varies, being white, creamy white, pale buff or pinkish buff, and this is usually boldly marked with spots and blotches which vary in colour from yellowish brown to chocolate-brown, and are generally more frequent at the larger end than elsewhere. The underlying markings of pale purple are of large size and well-defined. Some- times an example may be found which is marked with only a few dots. The eggs measure from 1-4 to 1*65 in length, and from 1'05 to 1-2 in breadth. u 2 196 LARIDJE. 2. Mauritius. Sir E. Belcher [P.]. 3. South Andamans, June (R. J. Saunders Coll. Wimberley). 28. Nicobar Islands (R. J. Wimberley). Hume Coll. 9. Bird and Piper's Islands, N.E. Voy. H.M.S. < Rattlesnake/ Australia (J. Macgillivray) . 2. Piper's Island, 26th Sept. (/. Gould Coll. Macgillivray ) . Sterna trudeaui, Audub. (Plate XV. fig. 7.) Sterna trudeauii, Baird, Brewer 8r Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 290 (1884) ; Holland, Ibis, 1890, p. 428 ; 1892, p. 212 ; Saunders, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 373 ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 130 (1896). Sterna trudeaui, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). Of the three eggs of Trudeau's Tern in the Collection, two are of a long, narrow, oval form, and one is a broad, but pointed, oval. The ground-colour is olive-buff, and the surface-markings are of a chocolate or blackish-brown. In one example they consist chiefly of large smears and blotches; in the other two, of spots and small blotches, distinct and well defined. At the larger end there are a few scrolls and twisted lines. The underlying markings are of a pale purple colour. The three specimens measure respectively ; 1-63 by 1-2 ; 1-82 by 1-17 ; 1'75 by 1-23. 3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Genus PROCELSTERNA, Lafresn. Procelsterna caerulea (F. D. Bennett). (Plate XV. fig. 2.) Anous cinerea, apud Finsch fy Hartl. Fauna Central-poly n. p. 239, pi. iv. figs. 4, 5 (1867). Anous caeruleus, MacFarlane, Ibis, 1887, p. 213 ; Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 296, 300. Procelsterna caerulea, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. j.33 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 137 (1899). The eggs of the Blue Noddy are represented in the Collection by only three specimens. Of these, two are quite similar to the eggs of P. cinerea described below, but are smaller. The third is of a pinkish-buff colour marked with a very few scattered reddish- brown spots, except at the apex of the broad end, where the spots are thickly disposed and are intermingled with some hieroglyphic- like lines. The three eggs measure respectively : 1'4 by 1'07 ; 1*5 by 1-03; 1-48 by 1-03. 1. Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, Saunders Coll. 7th Oct. (J. R. H. MacFarlane, R.N.). 2. Canton Island, Phoauix Group, J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.]. Pacific Ocean, July. rROCELSTERNA. — ANGUS. 197 Procelsterna cinerea (Gould). Procelsterna albivitta, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 420 (1865) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 68 (1883). Anous cinereus, Crowfoot, Ibis, 1885, p. 265 ; North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 376, pi. xxi. fig. 6 (Ii Procelsterna cinerea, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 135 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). The eggs of the Grey Noddy are of a broad oval or elliptical form. The ground is of a pinkish-cream colour, and this is very sparingly marked all over with specks, spots, and lines of yellowish brown and reddish brown. The underlying markings are of a pale purple colour and are very inconspicuous. In a few specimens the markings are rather thickly disposed over the larger end. Eleven examples vary from 1-62 to 1'72 in length, and from 1*15 to 1*3 in breadth. Norfolk Island (Wilson). Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island. Lord Howe Island, Sept. (J. Mac- gillivray). Gould Coll. E. Saunders [C.l. Dr. W. M. Crowfoot [P.]. Voy. H.M.S. < Herald.' Genus ANOUS, Steph. Anoas stolidus (Linn.). Sterna stolida, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. Ixxxii. fig. 4 (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 105, pi. 31. figs. 4, 5 (1896). Anous stolidus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 32. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 413 (1865); Saunders, Zool. 'Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 137 (1880); Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 1043 (1880) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 325 (1884) ; Milne-Edwards $ Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 663, pi. 308. fig. 4 (1885) ; MacFarlane, Ibis, 1887, p. 210 ; North, Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, pp. 358, 375, pi. xxi. fig. 2 (1889) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii, p. 315 (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 136 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). The Noddy, Salvin, Ibis, 1864, p. 383. The eggs of the Noddy are of a regular oval form. The ground varies from white to a pinkish stone-colour and is marked with various shades of reddish brown. The markings consist of spots and blotches and are often blurred at the margins. In some cases, these are sparingly scattered over the whole shell ; in others they are more frequent at the larger end than elsewhere, where they form a cap or zone. Occasionally an example is boldly blotched all over, and sometimes the markings are almost entirely absent. The underlying markings are of a pale purple colour. The eggs measure from 1-9 to 2-3 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-55 in breadth. 2. America (Smiths. Inst.). 2. America (Henshaw Coll.). 3. Tortugas, Florida (T. J. Greenwood). 8. Coast of British Honduras. 3. Southern Water Cay, Brit. Honduras Salvin-Godman Coll (0. Salvin). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. U.S. Nat. Museum [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. 198 Hon- Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Sir E. Belcher [P.]. . E. L. Layard, Esq. "[P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Transit of Venus Exped. Gould Coll. Voy. H.M.S. < Challenger/ Gould Coll. Saunders Coll. Rev. S. J. Whitmee [0.]. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. 3. South-west-of-all Cay, Brit. duras,|12th May (O. S.). •2. Glover's Reef, Brit. Honduras ( 0. S.). 5. Ascension Island (Dr. Gill). 4. Mauritius. 2. Round Island, Mauritius. 1. Sandy Island (E. L. Layard). 6. Rodriguez Island (H. H. Slater). 5. Australia. 9. Raine Island, Barrier Reef, Australia. 2. Ho wick Islands, N.E. Australia (J. Macgillivray) . 3. Lord Howe Island. 2. Ellice Islands. 2. Sala y Gomez Island, Pacific Ocean (J. R. H. MacFarlane). 2. Ninafou or Hope Island, Navigator Group. Anous ridgwayi, Anthony. (Plate XV. fig. 6.) Anous stolidus ridgwayi, Anthony, Auk, 1898, p. 36 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). The three eggs of Ridgway's Noddy contained in the Collection are remarkable for their very feeble coloration. The ground is white or of a very pale cream-colour. At the larger end of each egg there is a cluster of spots and small blotches of rusty brown, but elsewhere the surface-markings are almost absent, consisting of only a few small spots widely scattered. The underlying markings of very pale purple are more evenly distributed over the whole shell. The three examples measure respectively : 2'04 by 1-43 ; 2-1 by 1-45; 2-1 by 1-44. 3. Socorro Island, 12th May. A. W. Anthony, Esq. [P.]. Anous galapagensis, Sharpe. (Plate XV. fig. 5.) Anous galapagensis, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 143 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 137 (1899). Anous stolidus galapagensis, Rothsch. fy Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 191 (1899). The eggs of the Galapagos Noddy are smaller than the majority of those of A. stolidus, but do not otherwise differ. The six specimens contained in the Collection can be easily matched by eggs of that species. They measure from 1-85 to 2'01 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-35 in breadth. 1. Culpepper Island, Galapagos, 27th Webster-Harris Exped. July ( 615 (1883). Anous raelanogenys, Crowfoot, Ibis, 1885, p. 264 ; MacFarlane, Ibis, 1887, p. 214 ; North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 376, pi. xxi. fig. 5 (1889). Micranous leucocapillus, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 145 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the White-capped Noddy are mostly of a broad oval form, but some are quite elliptical. The ground varies from nearly pure white to cream-colour and pale pink. The markings on nearly all the eggs are confined to the larger end, but in a few they are evenly spread over the whole shell. The surface-markings, which vary in size from specks and spots to huge blotches, are of a deep reddish brown or chocolate-brown, and with these are some- times intermingled some lines and comma-like dashes. The under- lying markings are of a pale purple colour, few and inconspicuous. Feebly marked examples are not uncommon, the markings con- sisting of only a few dots. The eggs measure from 1-65 to 1-95 in length, and from 1-2 to 1*32 in breadth. 24. South-west-of-all Cay, Brit. Hon- duras, 12th May (O. Salvin). 2. Glover's Reef, Brit. Honduras, May (O. Salvin). 4. Philip Island, near Norfolk Island, Nov. 2. Norfolk Island. 2. Vostock Island, Low Archipelago, 22nd Oct. (J. It. H. MacFarlane}. Salvin-Godman Coll. i Saunders Coll. Dr. W. M. Crowfoot [P.], Dr. W. M. Crowfoot [P.]. Saunders Coll. 200 LARID.E. Genus GYGIS, Wagler. Gygis alba (Sparrm.}. Gygis Candida, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 405 (1865) ^- Milne- Edwards 8f Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. ii. p. 660, pi. 308. figs. 5, 5 a (1885) ; Crowfoot, Ibis, 1885, p. 266 ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 374, pi. xxi. fig. 4 (1889) ; Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 297 ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 149 (1896). Gygis alba, Sharpe, Hand-Li, p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the White Tern are more uniformly elliptical in shape than those of any other member of this Family. The ground varies and is dull white, cream-colour, stone-colour or pale buff. The markings are of an extraordinary character, consisting of scrolls, lines, specks, spots and blotches, thickly spread over the egg, and forming a very handsome pattern. The surface-markings vary from pale yellowish brown to brown and blackish brown, and the under- lying markings are of a pale purple colour. In some examples the markings, although everywhere dense, are still more crowded at the larger end and form a zone. Numerous specimens vary from 1/52 to 1*8 in length, and from 1-17 to 1'32 in breadth. 3. Ascension Island (Dr. Gill). Saunders Coll. 3. Mauritius. Sir E. Belcher [PA 4. Rodriguez Island (H. H. Slater). Transit of Venus Exped. 1. Ducie Island, South Pacific. Saunders Coll. 2. Phoenix Island *, Phoenix Group. J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.]. 29th June. 2. Canton Island *, Phoenix Group, 1st J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.]. July. 1. Hull Island* Phoenix Group, llth J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.]. July. Sub-Family RHYNC HOPING. Genus RHYNCHOPS, Linn. Rhynchops nigra, Linn. , (Plate XY. fig. 8.) Rhvnchops nigra, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vb'g. tab. Ixxxii. fig. 1 (1845-54); ' Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 192 (1884) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 153 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the Black Skimmer vary from a long and narrow to a broad pointed, oval form. The ground varies from cream-colour to * These eggs may possibly be those of the closely allied G. kittlitzi, Hartert, but no specimen of the bird from the Phoenix Islands is available for examination. RHYNCHOPS. 201 very pale buff, and is sometimes tinged with pink. The markings consist of spots and blotches of most irregular shape, and two or more are often confluent, forming a huge patch. Most of the markings are blackish brown, frequently turning to pale chestnut or red at the edges ; some are entirely reddish brown. The under- lying markings are of an inky-purple colour and are of the same size and disposition as the surf ace- markings. The eggs measure from 1-6 to 1-95 in length, and from 1*2 to T35 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst.\ Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. North America (T. M. Breiver). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Cobbs Island, Virginia, 15th June. W. E. D. Scott, Esq. [0.]. 2. Cobbs Island, 17th June. „ „ 2. Cobbs Island, 20th June. „ „ 2. Cobbs Island, 20th June. „ „ 1. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. „ „ 1. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. „ „ 1. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. „ „ 1. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. „ „ 1. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. ,, „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 4. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 4. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ ,, 4. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 2. Cobbs Island, 27th June. „ „ 2. Cobbs Island, 28th June. „ „ 3. Cobbs Island, 28th June. '„ „ 2. Cape Charles, Virginia, 18th June. „ „ 2. Cape Charles, 18th June. „ „ 3. Florida. Sir Richard Owen [P.]. Rhynchops melanura, Sivains. (Plate XV. fig. 9.) Rhynchops melanura, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 201; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 156 (1896) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the Black-tailed Skimmer are of a broad oval form, short and rounded. The ground is of a pale buff colour, and this is spotted and blotched all over with chocolate-brown and underlying pale purple. Eleven specimens measure from 1-55 to T8 in length, and from 1-25 to 1-4 in breadth. 11. Ucayali River, Upper Amazonia Saunders Coll. (E. Bartlett). 202 LAREDO. Rhynchops flavirostris, F. Rhynchops flavirostris, Baedeker, L. Brehm Sf A. Brehm, J.f. 0. 1853, App. p. 117, tat. v. fig. 2; Heugl Vog. N. O.-Afr. ii. pt. 11, p. 1463, pi. 50. fig. 3 (1873) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 158 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the Yellow-billed Skimmer resemble those of R. melanura, but are smaller. Some of the specimens are of a remarkably narrow, elongated form. They measure from 1*53 to 1-64 in length, and from 1-12 to 1-17 in breadth. 4. River Niger, W. Africa. Dr. Cuthbert Christy [P.]. 6. Ambukol, Soudan, May (Col. Seebohrn Coll. W. Vemer). I. South Africa. Old Collection. Rhynchops albicollis, Swains. (Plate XV. fig. 4.) Rhynchops albicollis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Egqs Ind. B. iii. p. 316 (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 159 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 138 (1899). The eggs of the Indian Skimmer are of a broad oval form, more or less pointed at the smaller end. The ground varies from pale cream-colour to pale buff, and, when the eggs are fresh, it is fre- quently tinged with grey, green or pink. The markings, which consist of bold streaks and blotches, are of a reddish-brown or chocolate-brown colour, and sometimes they are so intensely dark as to appear almost black. There are also the usual underlying pj.le purple markings. As pointed out by Mr. Hume, the streaks frequently lie at an angle with the longitudinal axis of the egg. The eggs measure from 1*45 to 1-75 in length, and from 1'05 to 1'3 in breadth. 6. India. Gould Coll. 45. Wazirabad, 1st May. Hume Coll. 3. Delhi (C. T. Bingham}. Hume Coll. 1. Delhi. Hume Coll. 3. Futtehgurh, 3rd April (A. Ander- Saunders Coll. son). 8. Futtehgurh, 30th April (A. A.). Seebohm Coll. 24. Allahabad, 14th March (C. T. Hume Coll. Bingham). 10. Allah'abad, 18th March (C. T. B.). Hume Coll. 2. Mirzapur ( W. E. Brooks}. Seebohm Coll. 18. Etawah, 16th March (A. O. Hume}. Hume Coll. II. Etawah, 12th-15th March Hume Coll. (A. O. H.} 3. Etawah, 6th April (A. 0. H.). Hume Coll. 1. Moulmein, Burma. Hume Coll. XEMA. CREAGRUS. 203 Sub-Family LARIN^E. Genus XEMA, Leacli. Xema sabinei (J. Saline). (Plate XVIII. fig. 3.) Xema sabinii, Newton, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 57, pi. iv. fig. 5 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 337 (1874) ; Nelson, Rep. Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 56 (1887) ; MacFarlane, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 419 (1891) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 162 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l \. p. 139 (1899). Xema sabini, Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 269 (1884). Larus sabinii, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 298, pi. 54 (1885) ; id. Eggs "(18" of Brit. Birds p. 105, pi. 36. fig. 8 The eggs of Sabine's Gull are usually of a pointed oval form, but some are pyriform. In coloration, they closely resemble the eggs of the Skuas. The ground is of a brown colour of various shades, tinged with olive. The markings consist of spots and small blotches, are pale and indistinct, and are pretty evenly distributed over the whole shell, but in a few specimens there is a tendency for these to form a zone or imperfect cap at the larger end. The surface- markings are brown ; and the underlying markings greyish brown. Numerous examples measure from 1*62 to 1'95 in length, and from 1-17 to 1-33 in breadth. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Voy. H.M.S. ' Enterprise. Saunders Coll. 5. North America (Henshaiv Coll.}. 2. East of Anderson River, Arctic America (Henshaw Coll.}. 2. St. Michael's, Alaska, 6th June (E. W. Nelson}. 3. St. Michael's, 13th June (E. W. N.). 2. St. Michael's, 6th June (Henshaiv Coll.}. 1. Cambridge Bay, Arctic America (Capt. Collinson}. 3. Franklin Bav (R. MacFarlane, R.N.). Genus CREAGRUS, Bp. Creagrus furcatus (Neboux). (Plate XVI, fig. 3.) Xerna furcata, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 165 (1896) ; Rothsch. fy Hartert, Nov. Zool. vi. p. 196 (1899). Creagrus furcatus, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 139 (1899). The eggs of Neboux's Gull are of a perfectly regular oval form. The ground is of a light cream-colour or very pale buff, occasion- ally with a faint tinge of green. The underlying markings are numerous, large, and of a pale purple colour. The surface-markings , consisting of spots and large blotches of deep chocolate-brown or blackish brown, are evenly distributed over the shell, but as in 204 LAKID^!. the case of the eggs of most Gulls, they are much bolder at the larger end than elsewhere. Five specimens measure from 2-5 to 2-62 in length, and from T75 to 1-8 in breadth. 1. Wenman Island, Galapagos, 31st July Webster-Harris Exped. . (C.M.Harris). 1. Wenman Island, 31st July ( C. M. H.). Webster-Harris Exped. 1. Wenman Island, 31st July( C. M. H.). Webster-Harris Exped. 1. Wenman Island, 4th Aug. (JR. H. Webster-Harris Exped. Beck). 1. Culpepper Island, Galapagos, 28th Webster-Harris Exped. July (C. M. Harris). Genus LARUS, Linn. Larus minutus, Pall. Larus minutus, Thien. Fortgflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvii. fig. 4, a-e (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 373 (1871) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 301, pi. 54 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 107, pi. 36. figs. 1, 2 (1896); Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 173 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 139 (1899). Hydrocolaeus minutus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 72. fig. 5 (1855-63). The eggs of the Little Gull are very varied. Many are of a regular oval form, but the majority are pointed at the smaller end. The ground varies from pale buff to brown and olive-brown. The markings are dark brown, frequently approaching black, and under- lying pale purple. They vary in size from spots to large blotches, and are fairly equally distributed over the whole shell. The eggs measure from 1*5 to 1*75 in length, and from 1*13 to 1'23 in breadth. 18. Esthonia, Gulf of Finland, 29th Seebohm Coll. May (Russow). 2. Lake Ladoga ( Meves : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 2. Lake Ladoga, 1st June (Meves : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll). 2. Lake Ladoga, 5th June (Meves: Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Lake Ladoga, 5th June (Meves : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 2. Lake Ladoga, 6th June (Meves : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 4. Lake Ladoga, 5th June (Meves). Salvin-Godman Coll. 3. Lake Ladoga, 3rd June (Meves). Saunders Coll. 1. Lake Ladoga, 5th June (Meves). Saunders Coll. Larus ichthyaetus, Pall. Larus ichthyaetus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvii. fig. 1, a-c (1845-54) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 369 (1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. v. p. 83, pi.— (1876) ; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1046 (1880) j Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 109, pi. 35. figs. 3, 4 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 176 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 139 (1899). The eggs of the Great Black-headed Gull appear to be very LAETTS. 205 constant to one type. In shape they are regular ovals, sometimes slightly compressed at the smaller end. The ground-colour is pale buff, and the markings, which consist of spots, streaks and blotches, are, on some specimens yellowish brown, on others, the majority, dark blackish brown. The underlying markings are pale purple. The markings are firm and well defined, and are generally evenly spread over the shell, but in some examples the blotches are large and confluent and are collected at the larger end; whereas in others the markings are all comparatively small and delicate. The eggs measure from 2'9 to 3*3 in length, and from 2 to 2'2 in breadth. 1. South Russia. Saunders Coll. 4. Caspian Sea. Saunders Coll. 15. Astrakhan (Henke). Seebohm Coll. Larus melanocephalus, Natt. Larus melanocephalus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvii. fig. 3 (1845-54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. v. p. 78, pi.— (1876) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 365 (1878) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 108, pi. 34. figs. 3, 4 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 180 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 139 (1899). Gavia melanocephala, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 72. fig. 4 (1855-63). The eggs of the Adriatic Black-headed Gull vary in shape from a short broad oval to an elongated oval. Of the seven specimens in the Collection, one, although much stained, appears to have been unspotted white ; three are of a creamy-buff colour, rather sparingly spotted with yellowish brown or blackish brown and the usual underlying pale purple ; and three are olive-buff, boldly blotched wifh chocolate -brown, yellowish brown and pale purple. They vary from 1'87 to 2'2 in length, and from 1-4 to 1*5 in breadth. 1. Southern Europe. Old Collection. 2. Dobrudscha. Seebohm Coll. 3. Dobrudscha, 24th June( W.H. Culleii). Saunders Coll. 1. Smyrna. Saunders Coll. Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Chroicocephalus Philadelphia, Newton, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 57, pi. iv. fig. 6. Larus Philadelphia, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii, p. 260 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 307, pi. 54 (1885) ; MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 418 (1891) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 106, pi. 36. fig. 7 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B.M. xxv. p. 185 (1896); Dresser, Birds Eitr.ix.. (Suppl,} p. 387 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 139 (1899). The eggs of Bonaparte's Gull vary from a short rounded, to an elongated narrow, oval form. The ground is olive-buff. The markings vary in colour from yellowish brown to dark blackish brown, and there are the usual underlying pale purple clouds and 206 LARID^l. spots, which are somewhat indistinct. The markings are small and have a tendency to form a very irregular and ill-defined zone round the larger end. Five examples vary from 1'75 to 2*08 in length, and from 1-3 to 1-4 in breadth. 3. Anderson Kiver Fort, Arctic America Saunders Coll. (R. MacFarlane). 1. Anderson River (R. MacF. : Smiths. Salvin-Godman Coll. Inst.). 1. Anderson River (R. MacF.: Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. Coll}. Larus franklini, Sivains. $ Rich. Larus franklini, Newton, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 57, pi. iv. fig. 4 ; Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw'. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 258 (1884) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 191 (1896) : Sharps, Hand-l i. p. 140 (1899). The six eggs of Franklin's Rosy Gull in the Collection vary in form from pointed to blunt oval. The ground-colour is olive-buff, and this is spotted and blotched with yellowish brown, blackish brown, and underlying pale purple. On two eggs the markings take the form of streaks and lines, which are interlaced and form an intricate pattern. The eggs measure from 2*02 to 2-15 in length, and from 1-37 to 1-45 in breadth. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Manitoba Lake (D. Gunn : Smiths. Saunders Coll. Inst.). 3. Manitoba Lake (D. Gunn : Henshaiv Salvin-Godman Coll. as.). Larus atricilla, Linn. Atricilla catesbaei, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 72. fig. 2 (1855-63). Larus atricilla, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 254 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 315, fig. 52 (1885) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 194 (1896) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). The eggs of the Laughing Gull are much of one type. They vary from a pointed to a blunt oval form. The ground-colour is a pale olive-buff and this is marked, pretty evenly all over the shell, but occasionally more densely at the larger end than elsewhere, with spots and small blotches of yellowish brown, chocolate-brown, blackish brown, and inconspicuously with pale underlying purple. The markings are sometimes linear and streaky. The eggs vary from 2 to 2-35 in length, and from T52 to 1*6 in breadth. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 5. Long Island Seebohm Coll. 4. New Jersey (Krider : Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 1. New Jersey Coast (H. E. Dresser). Saunders Coll. 5. Hog Island, Virginia, June (Dr. Hitz : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaio Coll.). 1. Cobbs Island, Virginia, llth June. Saunders Coll. LARUS. 2. Cobbs Island, June. •2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 1. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 3. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 1. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 3. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 3. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 3. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 1. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 3. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 1. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 1. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 21st June. 2. Cobbs Island, 23rd June. 2. Cape Charles, Virginia, 15th June. 3. Cape Charles, 18th June. 1. Galveston, Texas, 2nd June (H. E. Dresser). 207 W. E. D. Scott, Esq. [C.]. Saunders Coll. M Larus cirrhocephalus ( F.). (Plato XVI. fig. 5.) Larus cirrhocephalus, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 201 (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1895, p. 216 ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 198 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). The eggs of the Grey-capped Gull in the Collection are of a pretty regular oval form, but some are compressed or pointed at the small end. The ground varies from dark cream-colour to olive-buff, and there is a decided tinge of green running through the paler specimens. In three-fourths of the examples the markings, which consist of spots, lines, and medium-sized blotches, are evenly distri- buted over the egg ; but in the remainder the markings form a very irregular cap or zone at the large end. The surface-markings are yellowish brown, rufous brown or blackish brown, and the under- lying ones, which are inconspicuous, are very pale purple. The eggs measure from 1-96 to 2'5 in length, and from 1-5 to 1-7 in breadth. o9. Argentine Republic, Nov. & Dec. A. H. Holland, Esq. [P.]. Larus maculipennis, Liclit. (Plate XVI. fig. 1.) Larus maculipennis, Scl. 8f Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 198 (1899) j Saunders, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 373; Holland, Ibis, 1895, p. 216; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 200 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). The eggs of the Spot-winged Gull are remarkably varied both with regard to the ground-colour and the disposition of the mark- ings. They are of a regular oval form, sometimes pointed. Three eggs are of a pale unspotted blue colour ; another is blue, sparingly 208 LABID2E. marked with yellowish brown. The remainder vary from pale greenish grey to olive-brown and deep buff. The markings, which are yellowish brown or blackish brown, with some underlying pale purple, consist of spots and blotches disposed over the shell in an infinite number of patterns. Numerous specimens measure, from 1-9 to 2'2 in length, and from 1*37 to 1'5 in breadth. 2. Buenos Ayres (E. W. W.}. Saunders Coll. 37. Argentine Republic, Oct. to Dec. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. Lams glaucodes, Meyen. (Plate XVI. fig. 2.) Gavia roseiventris, Gould, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 97. Larus roseiventris, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 166. Lams fflaucodes, Saunders, Zool. l Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 138 (1880) ; id. Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 203 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). Larus, sp. inc., Scl. Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 151 (1880). The eggs of the Pink-bellied Gull are as varied as the eggs of L. maculipennis, and present the same types of coloration. They measure from 1'95 to 2'3 in length, and from 1-4 to 1*53 in breadth. There can be little doubt but that the two eggs collected by the * Challenger ' Expedition and marked " Tern Gull " belong to this species. 4. Falkland Islands ( C. C. Abbott}. Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.}. Salvin-Godman Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (Dr. Deane). Saunders Coll. 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' Larus ridibundus, Linn. Larus ridibundus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvii. fig. 2, a-k (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 491, pi. cxxxvi. figs, ii, iii (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 310, pi. 53 (1885) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 357 (1878) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 108, pi. 34. figs. 1, 2 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 207 (1896)j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). Gavia ridibunda, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 72. fig. 3 (1855-63). The eggs of the Black-headed Gull are subject to great variation both in shape and colour. The majority of the eggs are of a pointed oval form. In colour they are greenish grey, olive-buff or dark olive-brown, marked in every conceivable manner with brown and blackish brown of many shades, and underlying pale purple. A few specimens are plain blue. They measure from 1'85 to 2-45 in length, and from 1'25 to 1*65 in breadth. 75. Loch Ashie, Inverness, 3rd June Seebohm Coll. (E. Hargitt}. 4. Doune Lodge, Stirlingshire (E. Har- Seebohm Coll. gitt). 4. England (Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Walney Island, Lancashire. Saunders Coll. LABUS. 209 5. Walney Island, 4th June (II. Saun- Saunders Coll. 3. Walney Island, 3rd June (P. God- Salvin-Godman Coll. vi an}. 7. Norfolk. Old Collection. 4. Scoulton Mere, Norfolk, May. Saunders Coll. 7. Scoulton Mere (Reynolds). Salvin-Godman Cull. 11. Scoulton Mere. Seebohm Coll. 18. Scoulton Mere, 14th May (H. See- Seebohm Coll. bohiri). 2. Near Dungeness, 2nd June (H. Saunders Coll. Saunders). 18. Copenhagen, 20th May. Seebohm Coll. Larus hemprichi (BmcTi). (Plate XVI. fig. 4.) Larus hemprichi, Heugl Vb'g. N.O.-Afr. ii. pt. 11, p. 1399, pi. 50. fig. 5 (1873); Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 293 (1890); Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 221 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). The eggs of Hemprich's Gull are all very much of one type and may be easily recognized. They are of a broad, and somewhat pointed, oval form. The ground varies between cream-colour and pale creamy buff. The markings, consisting of spots and small blotches with, occasionally, a few lines, are all distinct and separate and show no tendency to be confluent, nor are they, as a rule, more densely disposed at the large end than elsewhere. In fact, the even distribution of the markings over the whole shell is the leading feature of the eggs of this species. The surface-markings are of various shades of yellowish brown, occasionally deepening to a chocolate-brown, the underlying markings being very pale purple. The eggs vary from 2-1 to 2'45 in length, and from 1'45 to 1'72 in breadth. 135. Island of Astolah, Mekran Coast, Hume Coll. 6th Aug. (E. A. Butler). Larus crassirostris, F. (Plate XVII. fig. 4.) Larus crassirostris, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 138 ; Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 293 (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 227 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 140 (1899). The few eggs of Temminck's Gull in the Collection are very uniform. They are of a regular oval form. The ground-colour is olive-brown, and it is evenly marked all over with spots and very small blotches of yellowish and chocolate-brown, with some under- lying pale purple clouds and streaks. Seven specimens measure from 2-35 to 2-5 in length, and from T7 to 1-8 in breadth. 4. Yokohama, Japan (//. Pryer). Seebohm Coll. 3. Alceste Island, Shantung Promon- Saunders Coll. tory, China, 10th June. TOL. i. P 210 LARIDJ2. Lams gelastes, Thienem. Larus gelastes, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xc. fig. 4 (1845-54) ; Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 400; Bree, Birds JEur. 2nd ed. v. p. 72, pi. — (1876) 5 Dresser, Birds JEur. viii. p. 389 (1878) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs 2nd. B. iii. p. 294 (1890) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 115; Sounders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 230 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 140 (1899). Gelastes lambruschinii, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 72. fig. 1 (1855-63). The eggs of the Slender-billed Gull are fairly uniform in colour. They are of a broad, pointed oval form. The ground of the majority of the eggs is pure white, but a few have it of a pale cream- colour, and others of a pinkish buff-colour. The surface-markings, consisting of spots and blotches, are frequently black ; at times yellowish brown, chocolate-brown, or even reddish brown. The underlying markings are of a pale purple and very conspicuous. On many examples, the surface-markings are small and evenly dis- tributed over the shell ; on others, they consist of huge blotches as well as spots, and they are frequently massed together at the broad end, where they form an ill-defined cap or zone. Some specimens are marked with lines and scrawls. The eggs measure from 2'1 to 2-27 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-6 in breadth. 2. South Spain. Lord Lilford [P.], 2. San Lucar, Spain, Mav (Ruiz). Saunders Coll. 4. Delta of the Danube (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 3. Black Sea, June ( W. II. Cullen). Seebohra Coll. 2. Dobrudscha, 30th June (W. H.C.). Dr. C. R. Bree [P.]. 1. Dobrudscha, 1st July ( W. H. C.). Dr. C. R. Bree [P.]. 3. Dobrudscha, 10th June (H. See- Seebohm Coll. bohm). 16. Delta of the Volga (Henke). Seebohm Coll. 1. Smyrna. Saunders Coll. 2. Lake Menzaleh, Egypt (E. C. Saunders Coll. Taylor). 7. Abdullah Bank, Persian Gulf, W. D. Gumming, Esq. [P.]. April. 2. Osmarra, Mekran Coast, 28th May Saunders Coll. (E. A. Butler}. 21. Osmarra, 28th May (E. A. B.}. Hume Coll. Larus novae-hollandiae, Steph. Bruchigavia jamesonii, Gould, Handb. Birds Amir. ii. p. 387 (1865); Campbell, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 65 (1883). Bruchigavia gouldi, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 388 (1865). Xema novae-hollandise, North, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 851, pi. xx. fig. 4 (1889). Larus novse-hollandiae, Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 421 ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 235 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). The small series of eggs of the Silver Gull in the Collection shows that there is considerable variation in their colour. They are of a rather broad oval form, about half of the specimens being pointed and the others blunt. The ground varies from pale green to pale LARUS. 211 buff, olive-buff, and light stone-colour. The markings are sometimes deep black, at other times yellowish brown and chocolate-brown, and there are the usual pale purple underlying spots and blotches. Examples measure from 2 to 2-3 in length, and from T45 to 1-0 in breadth. 1. Australia. Saunders Coll. "1. Australia. Gould Coll. 3. Jones's Island, N.W. Australia. Lieut. G. Oliver [P.]. •2. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Pkilbrick, Esq., Q.C. [P.]. 3. Tasmania ( Wilson). Gould Coll. 1. Port Davey, Tasmania. Gould Coll. Larus scopulinus, Gray. Larus scopulinus, Potts, Tr. N. Z. Inst. ii. p. 76 (1869); Butter, Bints Xew Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 55 (1888); Saunders, Cat. Birds 13. M. xxv. p. 238 (1896) ; Sharps, Hand-l i. p. 141 (1899). The eggs of the lled-billed Gull in the Collection are very similar to each other. They are of a rather narrow oval shape. The ground is of an olive-buff colour, and this is marked with well- defined small spots and blotches of yellowish and chocolate-brown and underlying pale purple. In three examples there is a distinct tendency for the markings to form an irregular zone round the large end. Four specimens measure respectively : 2-2 by 1-45, 2'15 by 1-45, 2-25 by 1-45, 2-17 by 1-55. 4. New Zealand. Sir George Grey [P.]. Larus hartlaubi (Bruch). (Plate XVII. fig. 2.) Larus hartlaubi, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 698 (1884) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 240 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-Li. p. 141 (1899). Of the two eggs of Hartlaub's Gull in the Collection, one is of a very pale greenish stone-colour and the other is buff-coloured. In both, the markings are pale purple, purplish brown or yellowish brown, and they are evenly and somewhat densely distributed over the shell. The specimens measure respectively : 2-19 by 1-42 ; 2-10 by 1-41. 2. Saldana Bay, South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. Larus marinus, Linn. Larius marinu?, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxviii. fig. 1, a-d (1845-54); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 62. fig. 1 (1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 501, pi. cxli. fig. i (1856) : Dresser, Biras Eur. viii. p. 427 (1872) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. jp. 225 (1884); Seebohm, Brit. Jtird*,m. p. 323, pi. 52 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. Ill, pi. 35. figs. 1, 2 (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 241 (1896) ; Sharpe, lland-L i. p. 141 (1899). p2 212 The eggs of the Great Black-backed Gull vary but little. In shape they are regular ovals, sometimes broad, sometimes narrow. In the large series in the Collection, one egg is of a plain blue colour, and another is blue with a few brown markings, but the re- maining specimens exhibit little variety. The ground of all is of a pale creamy buff or light stone-colour with an olive tinge. The markings, which are of a yellowish-brown or blackish-brown colour, with some underlying pale purple, are of small size and are very evenly distributed over the shell, only in rare cases forming an approach to a cap or zone at the large end. A few examples exhibit somewhat larger blotches. The eggs measure from 2-7 to 3'2 in length, and from 2 to 2*2 in breadth. 2. Sukkenstappen, West Greenland. 1. Faroe Islands, 29th May (H. C. Midler: Hargitt Coll.}. 1. Shetland Islands (R. Dunn). 1. Stromness, Orkneys (R.Dunn: Har- ffitt Coll.). 6. Souliskerry, Orkneys, 15th June (Hargitt Coll.). 2. Loch Ashie, Inverness (Hargitt Coll.). 1. Bass Eock, Firth of Forth. 2. Saltee Islands, Ireland, 27th May (H. S. 8f V.\ 3. Saltee Islands, 27th May. 1 . Cumberland . (Hey sham ) . 1. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, May (H. Sounders). 1. Lundy Island, 25th May (H. S.). 2. Lundy Island, 1st June (IT. S.). 2. Lundy Island, 3rd June (H. &). 6. Tromso, Norway, llth June (H. Seebohm). 1. Tamso, Finmark. 3. Triktiln Island, Smolen Islands, 26th May (R. B. Sharps). 8. Triktiln Island, 26th May (R. R. S.). 3. Triktiln Island, 28th May (JR. B. S.). 3. Triktiln Island, 28th May (R. B. S.). 2. Sandhavn, Sweden, May. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godmnu Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.], Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.|. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Larus dominicanus, Licht. Larus dominicanus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxviii. fig. 2 (1845-54); Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 165; Potts, Tr. N. Z. Inst. ii. p. 75 (1869); Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 107 (1879); id. ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 697 (1875-84) ; Saunders, Zool l Chal- lenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 139 (1880) ; Scl. t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 47 (1880) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 245 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 10. Larus antipodus, Thien. Fortpflanz, ges. Vog. tab. xic. fig. 2 (1845-54). The eggs of the Southern Black-backed Gull closely resemble LARTIS. 213 those of L. marinus, but the ground-colour is more varied, many specimens being of a dark olive-buff. The markings are of the same colour and character as in the eggs of L. marinus ; but it may perhaps be said of them that they are, on the whole, coarser, and that in a larger proportion of the eggs they form a very irregular cap or zone at the large end. Specimens measure from 2'45 to 3-1 in length, and from I'S to 2-05 in breadth. 3. Saldana Bay, S. Africa. Saunders Coll. •->. S. Africa. Gould Coll. •2. S. Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Crozet Islands, S. Atlantic (Capt. Saunders Coll. Armson). 1. Kerguelen Island, S. Atlantic. Voy. II.M.S. < Challenger.' 23. Kerguelen Island, 8th Dec. (A. E. Royal Society [P.]. Eaton}. •2. Kerguelen Island, 8th Dec. (Transit Saunders Coll. of Venus Exped.). (>. New Zealand. Sir George Grey [P.]. 1. Island in Desire River, Patagonia, Saunders Coll. :!0th Nov. («/. McCormick}. •2. Elizabeth Island, Straits of Magellan. Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger.' 1. Peckett Harbour, Straits of Ma- Dr.' Coppinger [P.]. gellan. 13. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Gould Coll. 4. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Salvin-Godman Coll. •2. Falkland Islands (C. C. A.). Saunders Coll. -2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' ] . Falkland Islands. McCormick Bequest. 1. East Falkland. Lieut. A. Smith [P.]. Hybrid between L. argentatus and L. dominie-anus. '2. Laid in confinement (Lilford Aviaries). Lord Lilford [P.]. Larus fuscus, Linn. Larus fuscus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Voq. tab. Ixxxviii. fig. 4, a-f (1846-64); Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 62. fig. 2 (1855-63); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 496, pi. cxxxix. fig. iii (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 421 (1873) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 319, pi. 51 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 110, pi. 33. tigs. 4, 5 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 250 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). Like the eggs of L. ridibundus, those of the Lesser Black- backed Gull are subject to great variation, the ground-colour ranging from a plain pale blue to a rich olive-brown. The markings are disposed on the shell in every conceivable pattern, from a few spots only to masses of huge confluent blotches of a yellowish- brown or blackish-brown colour. The eggs measure from 2-4 to 2'8 in length, and from 1/7 to 2 in breadth. 3. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. Seebohm Coll. Milller : Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 214 LAR1DJ5. 3. Faroe Islands. Gth June (//. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 6th June (H. C.M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3, Faroe Islands, 6th June ( H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.}. 1 . Faroe Islands. 10th June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 1 . Faroe Islands, 1 1th June ( H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands, 14th June (II. C. M.: Harqitt Coll.). 2. Faroe" Islands (H. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). 6. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). 3. Faroe Islands (//. C. M.: Hargitt Coll.). 23. Hoy, Orkneys (E. Hargitt). 1. Loch Maddy, N. Uist, Hebrides, Gth June (E. V. Seebohm}. 3. Beaufort Castle, Inverness, May. 3. Saltee Islands, Ireland (H. Seebohm). 3. Saltee Islands (H. S.}. 8. Saltee Islands (H, S.). 2. Cumberland (Heysbam). 3. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, May (H. Saunders). 1, Lundy Island (H. S.). 3. Cornwall. 6. Staples Island, Farn Islands, 18th June ( O. Salviri). 6. Farn Islands, 12th June (//. Saun- ders). 40. Farn Islands (E. Hargitt). 5. Farn Islands (E. II.). 5. Farn Islands (E. H.). 3. Farn Islands (H. Seebohm). 21. Farn Islands, June (H. S.). 8. Farn Islands, 3rd June (//. S.). 2. Farn Islands, 18th June (H. S.}. 5. Farn Islands (H. S. : Hargitt Coll.). 1. Sandhavn, Sweden, 12th 'June. Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Lord Lovat [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Gould Coll. Saunders ColL Saunders ColL D. W. Mitchell, Esq. [P.J. Salvin-Godman ColL Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Seebohm ColL Larus affinis, Reinli. (Plate XVIII. fig. 4.) Larus affinis, Seebohm $* Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 452; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 162; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 417 (1880) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 254 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). The eggs of the Allied Black-backed Gull in the Collection are all of one type, and resemble the commoner type of egg ofL.fuscus, the T.ARU3. 215 ground being of an olive-buff colour and the markings being pretty evenly distributed over the egg. They vary from 2'55 to 3*1 in. length, and from ]/75 to 2 in breadth. 2. R. Petchora, lat. 67£° N., 19th June Seebohm Coll. (H. Seebohm fy J. A. Harvie- Brown). 1. R. Petchora, lat. 68° N., 26th June Seebohm Coll. (H. S. 8f J. A. H.-B.). 8. Yenesei Valley, lat. 70^° N., 7th Seebohm Coll. July (H. Seebohm). 13. Yenesei Valley, lat. 7H° N., 10th Seebohm Coll. July (//. S.). Larus occidentalis, Audult. Larus occidentalis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii • p. 230 (1884) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 257 (1896) 5 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). The four eggs of the Western Gull in the Collection are abso- lutely indistinguishable from those of L. affinis and typical eggs of L. fuscus. They measure respectively : 2-50 by 1*9 ; 2-71 by 1*9 ; 2-9 by 1-9 ; 2-83 by 2. 1. Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Saunders Coll. 2. Farallones Point, Mexico ( //. Gruber : Salvin-Godman Coll. Henshaw Coll.). 1. N. America. Salvin-Godman Coll, Larus argentatu&, Gm. Larus argentatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xic. fig. 4,a-z (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 499, pi. cxl. (1856) ; Dresses Birds Eur. Viii. p. 399 (1873) ; Baird, Brewer # Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 235 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 326, pi. 51 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 110, pi. 33. figs. 1, 2 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 260 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). Laroides argentatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 40. fig. 1 (1855-63). The eggs of the Herring Gull present nearly all the types of coloration to be found among the eggs of L. fuscus, but they are, as a body, rather larger. They measure from 2'55 to 3 in length, and from 1'75 to 2-1 in breadth. 2. N. America (Smiths. Inst.}. 2. Hudson's Bay ( C. Drexler : Henshaw Coll.). 1. Selkirk Settlement (D. Gunn : Henshaw Coll.}. 1. Massachusetts (T. M. Brewer). 13. Copinsha, Orkneys (Hargitt Coll.). 3. Saltee Islands, Ireland, 27th May Breachy, Donegal, 14th May. Farn Islands, June (H. Seebohm). Fara Islands (H. Seebohm). Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. 216 L 3. 2. 12*. 9 Flamborough, Yorkshire (H. Seebohm). Scarborough, Yorkshire. Pembroke. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, May & June. Lul worth, Dorsetshire, 23rd April. Lul worth (F. Penrose). Cornwall. Tamso, Finmark, 2nd June. Danish Coast, North Sea (T. Holland). Danish Coast, North Sea, 4th June (T.H.). Seebohm Coll. W. Eooke, Esq. [P.]. Montagu Coll. Saunders ColL Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. D. W. Mitchell, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Larus cachinnans, Pall. Larus cachinnans, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xic. fig. 1, a-c (1845-54) ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1885, p. 46 ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 266 (1896) ; Grant. Ibis, 1896. p. 47 : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 141 (1899). Laroides michahellesii, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 79. fig. 2 (1855-63). Larus argentatus (nee Gm.), Godman, Ibis, 1866, p. 103. Larus leucophaeus, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 400 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 411 (1873). The eggs of the Yellow-legged Herring Gull in the Collection are fairly uniform in coloration and resemble the commoner type of egg of L. argentatus, the ground-colour being buff, marked dis- tinctly and evenly all over with spots and moderately-sized blotches of various shades of brown and underlying pale purple. A few examples are much paler than the average, the ground being of a cream-colour, but marked in the usual manner. The eggs measure from 2-5 to 3-05 in length, and from 1-9 to 2 in breadth. Flores, Azores (P. Godman). Great Salvage Island, 24th April ( C. Baring $ W. E. Ogilvie Grant). Spain. Columbretes Island, Spain, May (R. Martin). Corsica, 2nd May. Straits of Bonifacio. Echinades, Greece, 1st June. Greece, 3rd May (T. Kr'dper). Delta of the Danube (Homeyer). Dobrudscha, 9th June. Lake Sinb'e, Dobrudscha, 9th June (H. Seebohm). Amoor, E. Siberia (G. Radde). Salvin-Godman Coll. Hon. C. Baring & W. Ogilvie Grant [P.]. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. J. Whitehead, Esq. [C.]. Lord Lilford [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. 11. Larus audouini, Payr. Larus audouini, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxviii. fig. 3 (1845- 54) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 1st ed. iv. p. 92, pi. — (1867) ; 2nd ed. v. p. 62, pi. — (1876) ; Lilford, Ibis, 1875, p. 31 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 395 (1878) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 271 (1896) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). LARUS. 217 Three eggs of Audouin's Gull in the Collection have a buff ground and are pretty thickly spotted and blotched with blackish brown. A fourth is of a kind of creamy-buff tint, and the mark- ings, which are similar in character to those on the other examples, are of a pale yellowish-brown colour. All four have the usual pale purple underlying markings. They measure respectively : 2-4 by 1-75; 2-45 by 1'73; 2'45 by 1-8 ; 2-53 by 1-66. ]. Columbretes Island, Spain. Saunders Coll. 1. Columbretes Island, 1st May. Saunders Coll. 1 . ( 1olumbretes Island, April. Saunders Coll. 1. Toro, Sardinia, 25th May (Lord Saunders Coll. LUford). Lams delawarensis, Ord. (Plate XVII. fig. 5.) Lams delawarensis, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. ]>. 244 (1884); Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 273 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). The two eggs of the Ring-billed Gull in the Collection are of quite dissimilar types. One is of a regular oval form and has an olive-buff ground, sparingly marked, except at the larger end, where there are huge confluent blotches forming an irregular zone, with spots and specks of deep chocolate-brown ; the underlying pale purple markings are few and inconspicuous. The second specimen is a pointed oval and has a light buff ground, boldly marked all over with spots and blotches of blackish brown. The underlying mark- ings on this egg are numerous, large and conspicuous. The two measure respectively : 2-25 by 1*63 ; 2*35 by 1'6. 1. Little Slave Lake, Canada (S. Jones : Salvin-Godman Coll. Ilenshaw Coll.}. 1. North America. Saunders Coll. Larus californicus, Lawr. (Plate XVIII. fig. 2.) Larus californicus, Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Wafer Birds N. Am. ii. p. 242 (1884); MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 418 (1891); Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 276 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). The eggs of the California Gull in the Collection show con- siderable variation, but can all be matched by those of L. fnscus, and a larger series would, no doubt, display all the types to be found among the eggs of that species. They measure from 2*45 to 2*75 in length, and from 175 to T85 in breadth. 1. North America (Smiths. Inst). 1. North America (T. M. Brewer). 1. North America, 16th May (R. Ridgway). 1. Anderson Kiver, Arctic America, 6th July (R. MacFarlane). Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. 218 LAKID.E. 2. Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 16th May (R. Jtidffway : Henshaw Coll.}. 5. Pyramid Lake, May (Henshaw Coll.}. 2. Pyramid Lake, May (H. W. Hen- shaw), Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. Lams canus, Linn. Lams canus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xc. fig. 3,a-f (1845-5-1) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 39. fijr. 3 (1855-63) ; Hewitson, Egg* of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 495, pi. cxxxviii. (1856) ; Dresser, Birds Lnr. viii. p. 381 (1873) j Seebohm $ Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 451 ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, p. 161 ; Baird, Brewer fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 250 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 316, pi. 52 (1885); id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 109, pi. 34. figs. 5, 6 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 277 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). The eggs of the Common Gull are not subject to any great variation in coloration. An occasional blue egg may be found, but the majority are much of one type. The ground varies between dark cream-colour and olive-buff and olive-brown. The surface- markings are dark brown, sometimes approaching black, and the underlying markings are grey or pale purple. In most examples the markings, consisting of spots and blotches, are pretty evenly distributed over the shell ; in a few, the blotches are larger and collected together chiefly at the larger end. The eggs measure from 2-15 to 2-65 in length, and from 1-6 to 1*75 in breadth. 6. 6. 2. 2. 3. 2. 2. 3! 2. 3. 2 3.' 1. 3. 2. 3. 2. 3. 2. 7. 2. 33. 3. 8. o Damsa, Orkneys, 2nd June (C. Hubbard). Copinsha, Orkneys (Hargitt Coll.}. Sandaig Island, Inverness, 18th May (E. Hargitt}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Sandaig Island, 18th May (JR H.\ Sandaig Island, 18th May (E. H.}. Knockie, Inverness (E. H.}. Knockie, 30th April (E. H.). Knockie, 31st May (E. H.}. Knockie, 31st May (E. H.) Knockie, 31st May (E. H.}. Knockie, 31st May (E. H.). Knockie, 3rd May (Hargitt Coll.}. Knockie, 3rd May (Hargitt Coll.}. Knockie, 6th May (Hargitt Coll}. Knockie (Hargitt Coll}. Knockie (Hargitt Coll.}. Knockie (Hargitt Coll.). Knockie (Hargitt Coll.). Knockie (Hargitt Coll.). Tamso, Norway, 17th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. L.\RU3. 219 5, Troinso, Norway, llth Juno. 3. Stockholmen, Smolen Islands, 29th May (R. B. 6'.). 3. Stockholmen, 29th May (R. II. S.). 3. Stockholmen, 29th May (R. B. S.). 17. Stockholmen, 29th May (R. B. S.). 1. Sweden. 2. Denmark, 15th June. 1. Rugen, Baltic, June (T. Holland}. '2. West Baltic, 8th June (T. H.). 2. 11. Fetch ora, lat. C6£° N., 15th J une (H. Seebohm fy J. A . Harvie- Brown}. 1. Yenesei Valley, lat. 661° N., June (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P.]. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P. Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe [P" S. 0. Sahlin, Esq. [P.]. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Larus brachyrhynchus, Richardson. (Plate XVII. fig. 1.) Larus brachyrhynchus, Baird, B reiver fy Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 247 (1884) ; Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 54 (1887); MacFarlane, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 418 (1891) ; Sounders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 283 (1896) : Sharpe. Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). The eggs of the Short-billed Gull in the Collection are of a pointed oval form. One example has the ground of a pale greenish colour ; another of a full buff colour ; and two others of a greenish-grey colour. The markings, which consist of spots, small blotches and a few streaks, are of a chocolate or blackish-brown colour and are, in all cases, more dense at the large end, where they form a more or less broken cap or zone. Four specimens measure respectively : 2-12 by 1-56 ; 2-05 by 1-57 ; 2-21 by 1-5 ; 2-15 by 1-56. 1. N. America (Smiths. Inst.}. 1. Fort Yukon, Alaska (E. W. Nelson: Henshaw Coll.}. 2. Fort Anderson, Arctic America (R. MacFarlane}. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. Larus glaucescens, Naum. Larus glaucescens, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 223 (1884) ; Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 53 (1887) ; Maunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 284 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). The eggs of the Glaucous-winged Gull are very uniform and resemble the common type of egg of L. argentatus. The ground- colour varies from pale creamy-buff to a pale buff, and this is evenly spotted and blotched all over with yellowish and chocolate-brown, sometimes approaching black, and underlying pale purple. A few have, in addition to the normal markings, some lines and scrawls. The eggs measure from 2-75 to 3*05 in length, and from 1-86 to 2 in breadth. 220 LA.RID2E. 2. North America, 2. Chica Rocks, Alaska, 27th June (Dall). 3. Vancouver Island, 25th June (Dr. Lyall). 2. Rosario Channel, Vancouver Island, 10th June (Dr. Lyall). 2. Toporkoff Island, Bering Sea, 20th June. 3. Toporkoff Island, 12th July. 1. Islands off San Francisco (/. Hepburn). Purchased. Saunders Coli . Voy. II. M.S. 'Plumper.' Voy. H.M.S. < Plumper."' G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Esq. [P.]. G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Esq. [P.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Larus glaucus, Fabr. Larus glauous, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xci. fig. 1, a-d (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 504, pi. cxli. fig. ii (1850) ; Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 433 (1877) ; Feilden, Ibis, 1877, p. 409 ; id. in Nares's Narr. Voy. Polar Sea, p. 214 (1878) ; id. in Markhants 1 Polar Reconn: pp. 334, 339 (1881) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 211 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 330, pi. 50 (1885) ; MacFarlane, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 417 (1891); Saunders, Cat. Birds 3. M. xxv. p. 289 (1896); Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 112, pi. 32. figs. 4, 5 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 142 (1899). Leucus glaucus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 39. fig. 1 (1855-63). Larus barrovianus, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 51 (1887). The eggs of the Glaucous Gull in the Collection, although not numerous, show quite an extensive variation. They are of a pointed oval form. A few are pale blue, marked very sparingly with blackish spots and here and there a blotch. Others are yellowish grey, marked with some brown spots and huge blotches. Others again form a remarkable type, quite unique among Gulls' eggs. The ground is of a pale pink and the whole shell is densely covered with streaks, clouds, and smears of brick- red and underlying pale purple. The common type of egg has the ground of an olive-grey or pale buff colour, and this is evenly marked all over with spots, lines, and small blotches of yellowish and dark chocolate-brown, and the usual underlying grey or pale purple. The eggs measure from 2-9 to 3-6 in length, and from 1-9 to 2-4 in breadth. 1. St. Michael's, Alaska, 16th June. 2. Cambridge Bay, Arctic America (Capt. Collinson). 1. Arctic Coast, east of Anderson River (R. MacFarlane : Smiths. Inst.). 2. Greenland (E. Feneker : Hargitt Coll.). Greenland, May (E. F. : Hargitt Coll.). Greenland, 1st June (E. F. : Hargitt Coll.). 1. Greenland (C. Hart). 3. Greenland. Salvin-Godman Coll. Voy. H.M.S. ' Enterprise.' Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Voy. H.M.S. ' Discovery.' Gould Coll. LARUS. — GABIANFS. 221 1. Greenland. Saunders Coll. 2. Iceland. Saunders Coll. 1. Yardo, Finmark, June. Saunders Coll. 8. Vardo (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 3. Spitsbergen (T. Holland}. Seebohm Coll. 2. Nameless Bay, Novaya Zemlya, Admiral A. Markham [P.]. loth June. Larus leucopterus, Faber. Larus leucopterus, Thien. Fortpftanz. ges. Yog. tab. xci. fig. 2, a-h (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs Brit. Birds, ii. p. 498, pi. cxxxix. tigs, i, ii (1856) : Dresser, Birds Fur. viii. p. 439 (1876) ; Baird, Brewer 8? Ridgic. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 216 (1884) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 333, pi. 51 (1884) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. ] 13, pi. 33. fig. 3 (1896) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds' B.M. xxv.p. 295 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 142 (1899). Leucus leucopterus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 39. fig. 2 (1855-63). The eggs of the Iceland Gull appear to be fairly uniform in coloration. The ground-colour varies from a greenish grey to a pale buff and this is marked, in most eggs evenly all over, in a few more densely at the larger end than elsewhere, with spots and blotches of chocolate and dark blackish brown and underlying pale purple. Specimens vary from 2*5 to 2*75 in length, and from 1'75 to 2 iii breadth. 3. Cambridge Bay, Arctic America Voy. II.M.S. ' Enterprise.' (Capt. Collinson). 6. Greenland. Gould Coll. 3. Greenland, 18th June (Ellingren}. Seebohm Coll. 3. Greenland. May (E. Feneker : Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll.}. 1. Greenland, 28th May. Seebohm Coll. 1. Greenland, 14th May (R. Midler}. Saunders Coll. 1. Greenland. Saunders Coll. 2. Iceland (J. H. Dunn; Hargitt Coll.}. Seebohm Coll. Genus GABIANUS, Erucli. Gabianus pacificus (Lath.). Larus pacificus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xic. fig. 3 (1845-54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 385 (1865) : Campbell, Nests # Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 65 (1883) ; North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 351, pi. xx. tig. 1 (1889) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 421. Gabianus pacificus, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 297 (1896) • Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899). The eggs of the Pacific Gull in the Collection are pointed ovals, olive-buff in colour, marked with spots and blotches of dark chocolate-brown and underlying pale purple. In two specimens, the markings are small and evenly spread over the shell; in the third they consist of some spots and small blotches and in 222 LIBIDO. addition a few huge smears. One egg is fractured, and cannot be measured, The other two measure respectively 2-8 by T97; 2-83 by 1-95. 3. Tasmania. Gould Coll. Genus LEUCOPHJEUS, Brucfi. Leucophseus scoresbyi (Traill). (Plate XVIII. tig. 1.) Larus scoresbii, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 165. Leucophaeus scoresbii, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 299 (1896). Leucophaeus scoresbyi, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899;. The eggs of the lled-billed Gull in the Collection vary in shape from broad to elongated oval. The ground is of an olive-buff colour, and this is marked evenly all over with spots and blotches of yellowish and chocolate-brown and underlying pale purple. They measure respectively : 2*3 by 1*7 ; 2-35 by 1*6 ; 2'46 by 1-tio ; 2-3 by 1-75. 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Gould Coll. 2. Falkland Islands (Dr. Deane). Saunders Coll. Genus PAGOPHILA, Kaup. Pagophila eburnea (Phipps). Larus eburneus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xc. fig. 2, a-c (1845-54) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 337, pi. 50 (1885) ; Collett, Ibis, 1888, p. 440, pi. xiii. ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 115, pi. 32. tig. 3 (1896). Pagophila eburnea, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 349 (1877) ; Baird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 198 (1884) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 301 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899). The eggs of the Ivory Gull in the Collection are of a broad oval form, pointed at the smaller end. Three are of a pale stone- colour, rather sparingly marked with dark brown of various shades and numerous conspicuous blotches of pale inky-purple. Two others have the ground buff, and they are boldly marked with spots and rather large blotches of deep brown, but the underlying markings of pale purple are less conspicuous than in the other eggs. Five examples measure from 2'15 to 2'36 in length, and from 1-63 to 1'75 in breadth. 1. Northern Europe. Old Collection. 2. Spitsbergen, Aug. (Foscie). Seebohm Coll. 2. Cape Mary Harmsworth, Franz F. G. Jackson, Esq. [P.], Josef Land, 7th Aug. EISA. 223 Genus RISSA, Stephens. Eissa rissa (Linn.}. Larus tridactylus, Thien. Fortpflanz. yes. Vog. tab. xc. fig. 1, «-^ (1845-54); Heivitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 493, pi. cxxx^ii. (1856); Dixon, Ibis, 1885, p. 87; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 340, pi. 50 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 114, pi. 32. figs. 1, 2 (18CJ6) ; id. Birds Japan. Emp. p. 294 (1890). Rissa tridactyla, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 40. fig. 2 (1855-63); Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 447 (1878) ; Baird, Brewer $- Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 202 (1884) ; Saunters, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 305 (1896). Uissa tridactyla pollicaris, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 49 (1887). liissa rissa, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899). The eggs of the Kittiwake are of a pointed oval form and are most varied in their coloration. The ground ranges from cream- colour to pinkish buff, and from olive-grey to olive-brown. The surface- markings are of rich chocolate-brown, reddish brown or yellowish brown, and the underlying markings, which are extremely conspicuous in many eggs, are grey or pale purple. The markings 011 some specimens are very small, on others large, consisting of huge blotches. Sometimes the markings are evenly distributed over the shell ; at others they are chiefly collected together at the large end to form a cap or zone. A few eggs are covered with a beautiful tangled network of lines ; in fact the patterns on the Kittiwakes' eggs are infinite in number, and it is difficult to get half-a-dozen examples to match each other. They measure from "2'\. to 2-4 in length, and from To to 1'75 in breadth. 4. St. George's Island, Bering Sea, Salvin-Godman Coll. 24th June (H. W. Elliott : Hen- shaiu Coll.}. 3. Kurile Islands, Japan (H. J. Snow). Seebohm Coll. 3. North Iceland, 6th June (C. Seebohm Coll. Steintke: Hargitt Coll.). 3. North Icelaud, 6th June (C. S.: Seebhom Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 2. Faroe Islands, 30th May (//. C. Seebohm Coll. Mutter: Hargitt Coll.). 7. Faroe Islands, 6th June (H. C. M. : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 2. Fair Island, Orkneys. K M. Nelson, Esq. [P.], 16. St. Kilda, Hebrides, 14th June Seebohm Coll. (C. Dixon). 3. Bass Kock, Firth of Forth (Hargitt Seebohm Coll. Coll). 2. Rathlin Island, Ireland. Saunders Coll. 2. South Saltees, Ireland, 16th June Seebohm Coll. (R. J. Ussher). ± South Saltees, 16th June (R. J. U.). Seebohm Coll. 13. Farn Islands, June (H. Seebohm). Seebohm Coll. 6. The Pinacles, Farn Islands, June Seebohm Cull. (O. Salvin). 224 STERCORARIID^. 3. Scarborough. W. Rooke, Esq. [P.]. 3. Flamborough (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 3. Flamborough (H. Seebohm]. Seebohm Coll. 9. Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, Saunders Coll. June. L Stappen, Norway, 17th June. Seebohm Coll. 6. Svserholt, Finmark, 16th June. Seebohm Coll. Eissa brevirostris (Bruch). (Plate XVII. fig. 3.) Larus brevirostris, Elliott, Rep. Prybiloff Isl., Birds, no. 553 (1873) ; id. Man. Seal Islands, Alaska, p. 133 (1882). Kissa brevirostris, Baird, Brewer fy Ridf/w. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 207 (1884); Saunders, Cat. Birds B.' M. xxv. p. 312 (1896) j Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899). The five eggs of the Eed-legged Kittiwake in the Collection are quite inseparable from many of the pale or cream-coloured eggs of R. rissa. They measure from 2' 16 to 2'32 in length, and from 1-5 to 1-63 in breadth. 1. Aleutian Islands (Smiths. Inst.). Saunders Coll. 1. St. George's Island, Bering Sea, Salvin-Godman Coll. 24th June (Henshaw Coll.). 3. St. George's Island, June (//. W. Salvin-Godman Coll. Elliott : Henshaw Coll.). Family STERCORAKIIDJE. Genus MEGALESTRIS, Bp. Megalestris catarrhactes (Linn.). Lestris catarrhactes, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxxvi. n>. 1 , a-d (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, \\. p. 505, pi. clxii. (1856). Catarracta skua, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 64. fig. 4 (1855-63). Stercorarius catarrhactes, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii, p. 457 (1875) ; See- bohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 346, pi. 55 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 118, pi. 37. figs. 3, 4 (1896). Megalestris skua, Baird, Brewer &• Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 328 (1884). Megalestris catarrhactes, Savnders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 315 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 143 (1899). The eggs of the Great Skua are for the most part somewhat elon- gated pointed ovals, but a few are broad ovals and others elliptical. They vary considerably in coloration. A small proportion are of a pale bluish white, obsoletely marked with some underlying pale purple blotches. In the majority the ground is greyish buff, yellowish grey olive-buff and olive-brown. The markings consist of spots and blotches, and while in some eggs they are evenly distributed over the shell, in others they show a tendency to collect at the large end. The MEGALB8TBIS. 225 surface-markings are yellowish brown or dark brown of various shades, sometimes approaching black. The underlying markings are grey or pale purple and rather inconspicuous. The eggs measure from 2'4 to 3 in length, and from 1-75 to 2 in breadth. Iceland (Hargitt Coll.}. North Iceland ( C. Steineke : Hargitt Coll.}. N. Iceland (C. S. : Hargitt Coll.}. X. Iceland (C. S. : Hargitt Coll.}. N. Iceland (C. S.: Hargitt Coll.) N. Iceland (C. S. : Hargitt Coll.}. Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands (H. C. Miller). Faroe Islands, 22nd May (H. W. Feilden). Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands (Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, lst-9th June (H. C.M.: Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.}. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands (H. C. M.; Hargitt Coll.}. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.}. Wideroe, Faroe Islands (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.}. Faroe Islands, 30th May (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll}. Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 1st June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 4th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.}. Faroe Islands, 6th June (H. C. M. Hargitt Coll.). Faroe Islands, 26th June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.). Foula, Shetlands, June (Umfray). Foula, 25th May (J. Harcus). Unst, Shetlands (A. Newton). Orkney Islands ( W. Dunn). Seebohm Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohin Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. E. Hargitt, Esq. [P.]. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. , Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Saunders Coll. Hereford Museum [E.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Seebohm Coll. Megalestris chilensis, BJJ. Megalestris chilensis, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 318 (1896) Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 144 (1899). The sole egg of the Chilian Skua in the Collection is a pointed oval and inseparable from many of the eggs of the Great Skua. VOL. I. Q 226 STERCOKABIID^;. The ground is of a greyish-buff colour, and this is spotted and blotched with pale yellowish brown and underlying pale purple. It measures 2-9 by 2-05. 1. Sea Lion Island, River Sta. Cruz, Saunders Coll. Patagonia, 3rd Dec. (J. M. C). Megalestris antarctica (Less.). (Plate XVIII. fig. 5.) Megalestris antarctica, Gould, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 98 ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 319 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 144 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 8. Lestris antarctica, Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 165. Lestris catarractes, Travers, Trans. New Zeal. Inst. v. p. 218 (1872). Stercorarius antarcticus, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 109 (1879) ; Saunders, Zool. l Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 139 (1880) ; Sclater, t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 63 (1888). The eggs of the Southern Skua are not distinguishable from the eggs of the Great Skua. Those in the Collection measure from 2-6 to 3-05 in length, and from 1-95 to 2-2 in breadth. 2. Falkland Islands. Voy. H.M.S. 'Challenger.' 2. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Salvin-Godinan Coll. 4. Nightingale Island, Tristan Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' d'Acimha, Oct. 1. Crozet Islands (E. L. Layard). E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 1. Crozet Islands (Capt. Armson). Saunders Coll. 4. Kerguelen Island (A. E. Eaton}. Royal Society [P.]. Megalestris maccormicki (Saunders). Megalestris maccormicki, Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 321 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 144 (1899). Lestris, Borchgr. Geoar. Journ. xvi. p. 403 (1900). The eggs of McCormick's Skua are quite of the same type as those of M. catarrhactes and M. antarctica, and as variable in color- ation. The series contains, however, three specimens which are ab- normal in colour, the ground being a clear greenish blue, sparingly marked at the large end only with a few smears and blotches of yellowish brown. Twenty-six examples measure from 2'58 to 3'1 in length and from 1/88 to 2-05 in breadth. Judging from the numbers recorded on the eggs, they all appear to have been taken in pairs. 26. Cape Adare, Antarctic Ocean Sir George Newnes, Bart., (< Southern Cross ' Exped.\ M.P. STERCORARIUS. 227 Genus STERCORARIUS, Brits. Ster cor arms crepidatus (Banks}. Lestris parasiticus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vog. tab. Ixxxvi. fig1. 3, a-f (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 64. fig. 2 (1855-63). Lestris richardsoiiii, Hewitson, Eyys of British Birds, ii. p. 509. pi. cxliii. %. ii (1856). Stercorarius crepidatus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 471 (1876) ; Seebohm Sf Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 453 ; Feilden in Mark/iam's Polar Recotm. pp. 335, 339 (1881) ; Sounders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 327 (18961 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 144 (1899). Stercorarius richardsoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 353, pi. 55 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 116, pi. 37. figs. 1, 2 (1896). The eggs of Richardson's Skua are of a pointed oval form, some- times broad and at other times lengthened and narrow. The ground- colour varies from greenish grey to dark olive and russet-brown. The markings consist of spots, blotches and smears, and are of a yellowish brown or brown of various shades, sometimes approach- ing black. The underlying markings are seldom conspicuous, and are of a pale purple colour. The markings of both kinds are generally evenly distributed over the shell, but in many cases they are collected chiefly at the larger end, where they form an irregular cap or zone. The eggs measure from 2 to 2-5 in length, and from 1-47 to 1-7 in breadth. 2. Hudson's Bay. 2. Greenland. 3. Greenland (E. Whymper}. 1. Greenland. 1. Greenland (E. Feneker : Hargitt Coll.}. '2. Greenland, June (E. F. : Hargitt Coll.}. 2. South Greenland (H. Hawkins]. 3. Stromoe, Faroe Islands (H. W. Feilden). 1. Faroe Islands (H. C. Midler}. 13. Faroe Islands (H. C. M. ; Hargitt Coll.}. •2. Faroe Islands, 3rd June (H. C. M. : Hargitt Coll.}. 3. Faroe Islands, 5th June (H. C. M.). 5. Faroe Islands. 1. Faroe Islands (Hargitt Coll.). 1. Faroe Islands (Hargitt Coll.}. 1. Shetlands (A. Dunn). 1. Shetlands ( W. Proctor}. 2. Unst, Shetlands (A. Newton). '2. Island of Noss, Shetlands, 10th- 14th July (H. Saunders}. :!. Shetlands, 1st July. '2. Hoy, Orknej'S (C. Hubbard). 1. Lundegode, Finmark, 7th Oct. Gould Coll. Gould Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Saunders Coll. Saunders Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Seebohm Coll. Gould Coll. Saunders Coll. Salvin-Godman Coll. Saunders Coll. Dr. A. Gunther [p.]. Salvin-Godman Coll. Salvin-Godinan Coll. Q2 228 STEKCORAKIID^E. i 2. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. 3, R. Petehora, 4th Aug. (H. Seebohm Seebohin Coll. 8f J. A. Harvie-Brown). 1. Berg Island, Novaya Zemlya, 5th Admiral A. Markham [P.]. July. Stercorarius parasiticus (Linn.). Lestris cephus. Thien. Fortpflanz. (ies. Vou. tab. Ixxxvi. fig. 4, a-d (1845-54). Lestris crepidatus, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 64. fig. 3 (1855-63). Lestris buftbnii, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 508, pi. cxliii. fig. i (1856). Stercorarius parasiticus, Dresser, Birds Eur. viii. p. 481 (1876) ; Feilden in Narcs's Narr. Toy. Polar Sea, ii. p. 214 (1878) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 334 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 144 (1899). Stercorarius longicaudatus, Feilden, Ibis, 1877, p. 409. Stercorarius longicaudus, Baird, Brewer $• liidgio. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 339 (1884). Stercorarius buffoni, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 358, pi. 55 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 117, pi. 37. fig. 5 (1896). The eggs of Buffon's Skua are very similar to those of Richardson's Skua, but are, on the whole, rather smaller. They measure from 1-95 to 2-25 in length, and from 1-45 to 1-6 in breadth. 2. Dumb-bell Harbour, N. Lat. 82^°, Voy. H.M.S. ' Alert.' 18th July (H. W. Feilden). 2. Floeberg Beach, N. Lat. 82° 27', Voy. H.M.S. < Alert.' 7th June (H. W. F.). 1\. Discovery Bay (C. Hart). Voy. H.M.S. « Discovery.' 2. Greenland, 3rd June (E. Feneker : Seebohm Coll. Hargitt Coll.). 3. Lapland, 20th June. Saunders Coll. 1, Kautokeino, Lapland, 20th June. Seebohm Coll. 2. Quickiock, Lapland. Saunders Coll. 2. Alten, Lapland, June (W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 2. Alten, 21st June ( W. Meves). Seebohm Coll. 3. Naesseby, Finmark (Nordvi). Seebohm Coll. APPENDIX. Page 10. Add :— Tinamus solitarius ( VieilL). Tinamus solitavius, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 501 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 8 (1899). The egg of the Solitary Tinamou in the Collection is of the same blue colour as the eggs of the other Tinamous of this genus, but is of a blunt oval shape. It measures 2' 55 by 1*88. 1. Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. Page 11. Add:— Crypturus obsoletus (Temm.). Crypturus obsoletus, Euler, J.f. O. 1867, p, 418; Scl. Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 207 (1889) ; Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 519 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 9 (1899). The egg of the Brown Tinamou in the Collection is of a somewhat lengthened oval form, and thus differs from the eggs of the other species of this genus. It is of a pinkish stone-colour, and measures 2 by 1-37. 1. Brazil. Spencer Moore, Esq. [P.]. Page 40. Add :— Pternistes infuscatus. Cab. Pternistes infuscatus, Ot/ilnc Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 182 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 26 (1899). The eggs of Cabanis's Bare-throated Francolin in the Collection are of a broad, pointed oval shape, slightly rough to the touch, and with a small amount of gloss. They are of a light reddish-buff colour, and they are sprinkled all over with whitish streaks, apparently caused by the disintegration of the shell. Four examples measure respectively : 1*66 by 1*3; T65 by 1'3 ; 1-64 by 1-35 ; 1-63 by 1-31. 4. Fort Smith, Kikuyu, Brit. East Richard Crawshay, Esq. [P.]. Africa, 6400 feet, 17th Sept. 230 APPENDIX. Page 49. Add :— Bambusicola thoracica. Bambusicola thoracica, La Touche, Ibis, 1900, p. 61. Three examples presented by Mr. Eickett resemble those -already described, but are rather more distinctly marked with rufous specks. They measure respectively : 1-26 by '98 ; 1-2 by -95 ; 1-25 by 1. .3. Kuatun, N.W. Fokien, May C. B. Kickett, Esq. [P.]. (J. D. D. La Touche). Page 84. Add :— Genus THORACOTRERON, Salvad. Thoracotreron strophium (Gould). Ptilopus strophium, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 135 (1893) Thoracotreron strophium, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 60 (1899). The eggs of the White-banded Fruit-Pigeon are -white and gloss- less. Five examples measure respectively : 1-38 by -86; 1-36 by •94; 1-34 by -93 ; 1'32 by -9 ; 1-3 by -91. 2. St. Aignan, Louisiade Archipelago. A. S. Meek, Esq. [0.1. 1. St. Aignan. A. S. Meek, 1. St. Aignan. A. S. Meek, 1. St. Aignan. A. S. Meek, Page 86. Add :— Myristicivora spilorrhoa. 4. St. Aignan, Louisiade Archipelago. A. S. Meek, Esq. [0.]. Page 97. Add:- (Enopopelia humilis (Temm.). Turtur humilis, La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 493; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 434 (1893). Onopopelia humilis, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 79 (1899). The eggs of the Chinese Red Turtle-Dove in the Collection are of a creamy-white colour and measure respectively : 1*04 by *79 ; I'Ol by -8. 2. Foochow, China, 6th June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. Page 98. Add :— Spilopelia chinensis. Turtur chinecsis, La Touche, Ibis, 1892, p. 493. 1. Foochow, China, April, C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 2. Foochow, 26th April. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.J. 2. Foochow, 16th May. 0. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.! 1. Foochow, 17th May. C. B. Rickett, Eeq.-jTPj APPENDIX. 231 Page 101. Add :— Chamaepelia passer ina. 2. St. Vincent, W. Indies (Mrs. H. H. Salvin-Godman Coll. Smith}. Page 102. Add :— Genus PERISTERA, Swains. Peristera geoffroyi (Temm. fy Knip). Peristera geonroyi, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 494 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 82 (1899). The eggs of Geoffrey's Dove in the Collection have little or no gloss and measure respectively : 0*9 by 0*67 ; 0'92 by 0*67. 2. Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Fry, Esq. [P.]. Page 105. Add :— Leptoptila reichenbachi, Pelz. Leptoptila reichenbachi, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxi. p. 553 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 86 (1899). The eggs of Reichenbach's Dove in the Collection are creamy- white, glossy, and measure respectively : 1*17 by *91; 1'25 by *93. 2. Brazil. Spencer Moore, Esq. [P.]. Page 114. Add :— Aramides saracura (Spix). Aramides saracura, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xxiii. p. 61 (1894); id. Hand-l. i. p. 98 (1899). The egg of the Plumbeous Rail contained in the Collection is of a regular oval form. It closely resembles the eggs of A. albiventris and A. ypacalia and measures 2-2 by 1*52. 1 . Brazil. Spencer Moore, Esq. [P.]. Page 120. Add :— Linmobsenus fuscus. The examples presented by Mr. Rickett are very similar to the egg already described. They measure respectively : 1'15 by "85 ; 1 -2 by -9 ; 1-2 by -9 ; 1-19 by -89 ; 1-13 by "9. 5. Foochow, China, June. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 232 APPENDIX. Page 121. Add :— Amaurornis phcenicura. 3. Foochow, China, 7th May. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. 124. Add :— Gallinula galeata. 1. Brazil. Spencer, Moore, Esq. [P.]. Page 125. Add :— Gallicrex cinerea. 1. Foochow, China, 4th June. C. B. Eickett, Esq. [P.]. 1. Foochow, 23rd Aug. C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Page 143. Add :— Pygoscelis papua. 2. Falkland Islands. Purchased. Page 144. Add:— Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombr. $ Jacq.). Pygoscelis adelise,. Ogilvie Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 632 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 118 (1899). Eudyptes adelise, Borchgr. Geogr. Journ. xvi. pp. 391, 402 (1900). The eggs of the Adelia-Land Penguin vary greatly in shape. Some are of a regular oval form, some elliptical, and others nearly spherical. They are of a greenish- white or pale green colour. The largest example in the Collection measures 3'2 by 2-3, and the smallest 2-4 by 2-25. The eggs taken by the 'Southern Cross' Expedition were found in pairs, and each pair is marked with a separate serial number. 28. Cape Adare, Antarctic Ocean Sir George Newnes, Bart., (' Southern Cross ' Rvped.). M.P. [P.]. Page 144. Add :— Catarrhactes chrysocome. 2. Falkland Islands. Purchased. Page 144. Add :— Catarrhactes chrysolophus. 2. Falkland Islands. Purchased. APPENDIX. 233 Page 157. Add :— Genus PAGODROMA, Bp. Pagodroma nivea (Gm.). • Pagodroma nivea, Moseley, Notes Nat. 'Challenger,' p. 253 (1879) ; Scl. Ibis, 1894, p. 498 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 419 (1896) ; Sharjie, Hand-l. i. p. 127 (1899) ; Borchgr. Geoff r. Journ. xvi. pp. 393, 403 (1900). The eggs of the Snowy Petrel vary from a pointed to a blunt oval shape and sometimes they are quite elliptical. They are white and quite devoid of all gloss. The shell is slightly rough. Ten examples measure from 1'98 to 2*35 in length, and from 1-35 to 1-67 in breadth. 10. Duke of York Island, Antarctic Sir George Newnes, Bart., Ocean (< Southern Cross ' Exped.}. M.P. [P.]. Page 157. Add:— Bulweria bulweri. 6. Island off the coast of China, near C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Foochow, July. Page 161. Add :— Pelecanoides urinatrix. 2. Falkland Islands. Purchased. Page 163. Add :— Diomedea melanophrys. 2. Falkland Islands. Purchased. Page 167. Add :— Uria troile. 4. Pembrokeshire. Miss L. L. Salmon [P.], Page 182. Add :— Sterna hirundinacea. 1. Falkland Islands. Purchased. Page 190. Add :— Sterna anaestheta. 8 Island off the coast of China, near C. B. Rickett, Esq. [P.]. Foochow, July. 234 APPENDIX. 212. Add :— Larus dominicanus. 4. Falkland Islands. Purchased. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. ubui-ri (Aburria), 22. Aburria, 22. Acryllium, 63. acuflavidus (Thalasseus), 186. acleliaj (Eudyptes), 232. adelirc (Pygoscelis), 232. ^Echmopkorus, 138. aegyntiaca (Columba), 99. aggyptiacus (Tartar), 99. aeoea (Carpophaga), 85. jEpyornis, 7, 8. aequinoctialis (Maja- queus), 156. aequinoctialis (Procel- laria), 156. afer (Francolinus), 38. affinis (Larus), 214. affinis (Osmotreron), 82. affinis (Sterna), 188. affinis (Thalasseus), 188. afra (Perdix), 38. africana (Coturnix), 45. africanua (Francolinus). 38. africanus (Turnix), 71. Agriocharis, 65. akool (Amaurornis), 120. akool (Porzana), 120. alba (Gygis), 200. albatrus (Diomedea), 162. albicollis (Ehynchops), 202. albicristatus (Euploca- inus), 54. albicristatus (Gennjeus), 54. albi Irons (Engyptila), 1 (>."). albifrons (Leptoptila), 106. albigena (Sterna). 185. nlbigularis (Creciscus), lift albigularis (Cymodroma), albigularis (Fregetta), 151. albigularis (Porzana), 119. albipennis ^Podicipes), 134. albistriata (Sterna), 181. albiventris (Aramides), 113. albiventris (Ortalis), 21. albivitta (Procelsterna), 197. albocristatus (Gallopha- sis), 54. albocristatus (Gennseus), 54. albogularis (Fregetta), 151. albus (Lagopus), 23. albus (Tetrao), 23. Alca, 165. alchata (Pterocles), 75, 76. alchata (Pteroclurus), 75, 76. alchatus (Pteroclidurus), 75. alector (Crax), 19. aleutica (Sterna), 189. aleuticus (Ptychorham- phus), 171. Alle, 1H6. alle (Alca), 166. alle (Alle), 166. alle (Arctica), 167. alle (Mergulus), 166. alleni (Porphyrio), 126. alleni (Porphyriola), 126. alpinus (Lagopus), 24. altaicus (Tetraogallus), 31. aruabilis (Zenaida), 93. Amaurornis, 120. americana (Cupidonia), 28. americana (Fulica), 131. americana (Meleagris), 64. americana (Rhea), 1. americanus (Podicipes), 135. americanus (Tympanu- chus), 28. amherstiaa (Chrysolo- phus), 59. Ammoperdix, 35. anaestheta (Sterna), 190, 233. andalusica (Perdix), 71. andalusica (Turnix), 71. anglica (Gelochelidon), 177. anglica (Sterna), 177. anglorum (Puffinus), 153, 154. Anous, 197. antarctica (Lestris), 226. antarctica (Megalestris), 226. antarctica (Sterna), 181. antarcticus (Eallus), 110. antarcticus(Stercorarius), 226. antillarum (Sterna), 194. antipodus (Larus), 212. Aptenodytes, 143. Aptenodytes, sp., 144. Apteryx, 7, 9. aquaticus (Rallus), 110. arabica (Sterna), 188. Aramides, 113. araucana (Columba), 89. Arboricola, 42. arctica (Alca), 173. arctica (Fratercula), 173. arctica (Sterna), 184. arcticus (Colymbus), 140. arcticus (Podiceps), 135. arcticus (Urinator), 141. arenarius (Pterocles), 78. arenarius (Pteroclis), 78. argentatus (Laroides), 215. argentatus (Larus), 215, 216. 236 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. argoondah (Perdicula), 41. argus (Argusianus), 61. Argusianus, 61. armillata (Fulica), 130. arra(Uria), 168, 169. asiatica (Perdicula), 41. assimilis (Megaloprepia). 84. assimilis (Puffinus), 155. atra (Fulica), 129. atricilla (Lams), 206. atrigularis (Arboricola), 42. audouini (Larus), 216. auduboui (Puffinus), 154. aurantia (Seena), 179. auricularis (Porzana), 118. auriculata (Zenaida), 93. auritus (Dytes), 135. auritus (Podiceps), 135, 136. auritus (Podicipes), 135. auritus (Tartar), 94. australis (Casuarius), 5. australis (Excalf actor ia), 48. australis (Ocydrouius), 114. australis (Perdix), 46. australis (Prion), 160, australis (Struthio), 3. australis (Syncecus), 46, 47. australis (Synoicus), 46. bailloni (Crex), 117. bailloni (Porzana), 117, 118. Bambusicola, 48. bankiva (Gallus), 59. bankiva (Phasianus), 59. barrovianus (Larus), 220. beccarii (Casuarius), 5, 6. bennetti (Casuarius), 7. berardi (Pelecanoides), 161. bergii (Sterna), 188. betulina (Bonasa), 30. bicalcaratus (Francoli- nus), 39. bicincta(Osmotreron), 82. bicolor (Carpophaga), 86. bicolor (Myristicivora), 86. blythi (Ceriornis), 51. blythi (Tragopan), 51. bollei (Columba), 90. bonapartii (Nothocercus), Bonasa, 29. bonasia (Tetrao), 30. bonasia (Tetrastes), 30. bonhaini (Ammoperdix), 35. brachipus (Eallus), 112. brachyptera (Engyptila), 105. brachypus (Hypotasni- dia), 112. brachyrhynchus (Larus), 219. brasiliensis (Crypturus), 10. brazieri (Megapodius), brenchleyi (Megapodius), 16. brevicauda (Procellaria), 155. brevicaudus (Nectris), 155. brevirostris (Larus), 224. brevirostris (CEstrelata), 157. brevirostris (Rissa), 224. bruennichi (Alca), 169. brunnichii (Uria), 168. buffoni (Stercorarius), 228. buffoni i (Lestris), 228. bulleri (Apteryx), 9. bulweri (Bulweria), 157, 233. bulweri (Lobiophasis), 53. Bulweria, 157. bulwerii (Thalassidroma), 157. burnabyi (Megapodius), 17. ' Caccabis, 32. cachinnans (Larus), 216. cairulea (Halobsena), 160. caerulea (Procelsterna), 196. caeruleus (Anous), 196. C£eruleus (Porphyrio), 127. californica (Callipepla), 66. californica (Uria), 168. californicus (Larus), 217. californicus (Lophortyx), 66. californicus (Podicipes), 136. californicus (Proctopus), 136. Calcenas, 106. Calopezus, 14. Calophasis, 58. oambayensis (Stigmato- pelia), 100. cambayensis (Turtur), 100. camelus (Struthio), 3. Canachites, 27. canadensis (Canachites), 27. canadensis (Dendraga- pus), 27. canadensis (Tetrao), 27. canadensis, var. canaden- sis (Canace), 27. Candida (Gygis), 200. canningi (Castanolimnas), 115. canningi (Rallina), 115. cantiaca (Sterna), 186. cantiacus (Thalasseus), 186. canus (Larus), 218. capensis (Coturnix), 45. capensis (Daption), 159. capensis (Francolinus). 39. capensis ((Ena), 102. capensis (Podicipes), 134. capicola (Streptopelia), 96. capicola (Turtur), 96. carneipes (Nectris), 155. carneipes (Puffinus), 155. Carolina (Porzana), 117. caroliuensis (Zenaidura), 92. Carpophaga, 85. carunculata (Aburria), '22. carunculata (Crax), 20. casiotis (Columba), 91. casiotis (Palumbus), 91. caspia (Hydroprogne), 178. caspia (Oreotetrax), 32. caspia (Sterna), 178. caspia (Sylochelidon), 178. caspius (Tetraogallus), 32. cassinii (Sterna), 182. castaneiventer (Eulabe- ornis), 113. castaneiventris (Eulabe- ornis), 113. Castanolimnas, 115. castanonota (Turnix), 73. castanotus (Hemipodius). 73. castanotus (Perdix), 73. castanotus (Turnix), 73. castro (Oceanodroma), 148. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 237 cast i-o (Thalassidroma), L48. easiiarius (Casuarius). .">. catarractes (Lestris), 220. Catarrhactes, 144. catarrhactes (Lestris), 2L'4. cat a rrhactes( Megalestris ) , 22 k catarrhactes (Stercora- rius), 224. eatesbaei (Atricilla . 2<>ii. Catheturus, 18. Catreus, 56. caucasica (Megaloperclix), 32. caucasicus (Tetraogallus), 32. cavanensis (Creciscus), 119. cayennensis (Creciscus), 119. cavennensis (Porzana), 119. Centrocercus, 28. cephus (Lestris), 228. Cepphus, 169. cerviniventris (Lepto- ptila), 105. Chalcophaps, 103. chaleoptera (Columba). 103. chaleoptera (Peristera), 104. chaleoptera (Phaps), 103. Chamaepelia. 101. Chamsepetes, 22. chilensis (Megalestris), 225. chinensis (Excalfactoria), 47. 48. chinensis (Francolinus), 37. chinensis (Spilopelia), 98, 280. chinensis (Turtur), 98. chionoptera (Dioniedea), 102. chlorigaster (Crocopus), 81. chlorogaster (Crocopus), 81. chloropus (G-allinula), 123. chloropus, var. pyrrhor- rhoa (Gallinula), 123. chlororhynchus (Puffi- nus), 152. chrysochlora (Chalco- phaps), 103. chrysocome (Apteno- dytes), 144. (Catarrhac- tes), 144; 232. chrysocome (Eudyptes), 144. Chrysolophus, 58. chrysolophus (Catarrhac- tes), 144, 232. chrysolophus (Eudyptes), 144. chukar (Caccabis), 33. chukor (Caccabis). 33. cinerea (Anous), 196. cinerea (Gallicrex). 125. 232, cinerea (Perdix), 40. cinerea (Procelsterna), 197. cinereus (Anous), 197. cinereus (Puffinus), 152. cinnamomeus (Cryptu- rus), 12. cirrhata (Alca), 172. cirrhata (Fratercula), 172. cirrhata (Lunda), 172. cirrhocephalus (Larus), 207. clamator (Francolinus), 39. clamator (Perdix), 39. colchicus (Phasianus), 57. Colinus. 67. Columba, 87. columba (Alca), 171. columba (Cepphus), 171. columba (Grylle), 170. columba (Pseuduria), 171. columba (Uria), 171. columbiamisfPediocaetes), 29. columbianus(Pedioecetes), 29. columbina (Bulweria), 157. Columbula, 101. Colyrnbus, 139. coramunis (Coturnix), 44, 45. corniculata (Fratercula), 174. cornutus (Podiceps), 135. cornutus (Podicipes), 135. coroinandelica(Cohirnix) 45. coronata (Goura), 107. coronata (Nuinida), 63. coronatus (Pt erodes), 78. coronatus (Pteroclisj, 78, 79. Coturnix, 44. coturnix (Coturnix ». 44, 45. coturnix (Perdix). 44. coturnix (Turnix), 44. crassirostris (Gallinula), 125. crassirostris (Larus), 209. Crax, 19. Creagrus, 203. Creciscus, 119. crepidatus (Lestris), 228. crepidatus (Stercorarius), crepitans (Eallus), im». Crex, 115. crex (Crex), 115. crex (Rallus), 115. cristate (Fulica), 130. cristata (Gallicrex), 125. cristata (Gallinula), 125. cristata (Lophaethyia), 136. cristata (Lupha), 130. cristatella (Fratercula), 172. cristatellus (Simorhyn- chus), 172. cristatus (Opisthoconius)r 108. cristatus (Pavo), 61. cristatus (Podiceps), 136. cristatus (Podicipes), 136. Crocopus, 81. Crossoptilum, 53. crudigularis (Arboricola\ 42. crudigularis(Oreoperdix)r 4«>. cruziana (Chama^pelia), 102. cryptoleucura (Oceano- droma), 148. Crypturus, 11. cubanensis (Colinus), 68. cubanensis (Ortyx), 68. cumingi (Megapodius)y 16. cuneatus (Puffinus), 152. cupido, var. cupido(Cupi- donia), 28. cuprea (Carpophaga), 80, cuprea (Ducula), 86/; curvirostns (A'otho- procta). 13. cuvieri (Dryolimnas), 114. cuvieri (Talegallus), 18. Cyrtonyx, 68. dactylisonans (Coturnix), 45. Paption, 159. 238 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. darwini (Nothura), 14. darwini (Rbea), 2. delalandei (Vinago), 80. delalandii (Treron), 80. delawarensis (Larus), 217. demersa (Aptenodyta), 145. demersa (Aptenodytes), 146. demersus (Spheniscus), 145, 146. -Dendragapus, 27. Dendrortyx, 65. desolatus (Prion), 160. Didunculus, 107. dilwynni (Megapodius), 16. Dinornis, 7. Diomedea, 162. dominicanus (Larus), 212, 234. dominions (Podiceps), 134. dominicus (Podicipes), 134. dominicus (Tachybaptes), 134. dougalli (Sterna), 186. douraca (Streptopelia), 96. douraca (Turtur), 96. Dromaeus, 4. Dryolimnas, 114. Ducula, 86. duperreyi (Megapcdius), 16, 17. dussumieri (Streptopelia), 96. dussumieri (Turnix), 71. dussumieri (Turtur), 96. Dytes, 135. eburnea (Pagophila), 222. eburneus (Larus), 222. Ectopistes, 92. elegans (Calodrornus), 14. elegans (Calopezus), 14. elegans (Eudromia), 14. elegans (Phaps), 104. elegans (Rallus), 109. ellioti (Calophasis), 58. ellioti (Phasianus), 58. elphinstonei (Oolumba), 91. elphinstonii (Palumbus), 91. emeu (Oasuarius), 5. eremita (Megapodius), 16. erythrorhyncha (Micro- perdix), 41. Eudyptula, 145. Eulabeornis, 113. Eupsychortyx, 66. ewingi (Ptilopus), 84. ewingii (Ptilonopus), 84. Excalfactoria, 47. exulans (Diomedea), 162. exustus (Pterocles), 77. exustus (Pteroclidurus), 77. exustus (Pteroclurus), 77. fasciata (Turnix), 70. fasciatus (Pterocles), 79. faseiatus (Pteroclis), 79. fasciatus (Ptilonupus), 84. fasciatus (Ptilopus), 84. fera (Meleagris), 64. ferrago (Turtur), 95. ferrugineus (G-allus), 59. fissipes (Hydrochelidon), 176. flavirostris (Rhynchops), fluviatilis (Podiceps), 133, 134. fluviatilis (Podicipes), fluviatilis (Sterna), 182. fluviatilis (Tachybaptes), 133, 134. forsteri (Sterna), 180. Francoliuus, 36. francolinus(Francolinus), 36. francolinus (Perdix), 36. franklini (Larus), 206. frantzii (Nothocercus),!!. Fratercula, 173. Fregetta, 151. frontalis (Sterna), 189. Fulica, 129. fuliginosa (Diomedea), 164. fuliginosa (Haliplana). 191. fuliginosa (Onychoprion), 1 uL» fuliginosa (Phoebe tria), 164. fuliginosa (Sterna), 191. fuliginosus (Dendra- gapus), 27. ulm Fulmar, The, 158. Fulmarus, 158. fulviventris (Leptoptila), 105. furcata (Xema), 203. furcatus (Creagru.s), 203. fusca (Porzana), 120. fuscus (Larus), 213. fuscus (Limnobsenus), 120, 231. fytchei(Bambusicola), 48. fytchii (Bambusicola), 48. Gabianus, 221. ' galapagensis (Anous), 198. galeata (Gallinula), 124, 232. galeata (Pauxis), 20. galeatus (Casuarius), 5. Gallicrex, 125. Gallinula, 123. Galliperdix, 49. gallopavo (Meleagris), 52, 64. gallopavo mexicana (Meleagris), 64. gallopavo, var. gallopavo (Meleagris), 64. gallopavo, var. mexicana (Meleagris), 64. Gallus, 59. gallus (Gallus), 59. garnoti (Pelecanoides), 161. Garrodia, 150. gavia (Puffinus), 154. gelastes (Larus), 210. Gelochelidon, 177. Gennaeus, 54. geoffroyi (Ithagenes), 50. geoffroyi (Peristera), 231. Geopelia, 100. Geophaps, 104. Geotrygon, 105. gigantea (Fulica), 131. gigantea (Ossifraga), 158. gigantea (Procellaria), 158. giganteus (Argus), 61. giganteus (Gallus), 61. glacialis (Colymbus), 142. glacialis (Fulmarus), 158, 159. glacialis (Procellaria), 158. glacialis glupischa (Ful- marus), 159. glaucescens (Larus), 219. glaucodes (Larus), 208. glaucus (Larus), 220. glaucus (Leucus), 220. globicei*a (Orax), 20. glupiscba (Fulmarus), 159. goudoti (Chamaspetes), gouldi (Bruchigavia), 210. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 239 Goura, 107. gracilis (Sterna), 186. graca (Perdix), 32, 33. grayi (Argusianus), 61. griseicapilla (Carpo- phaga), 86. griseicapilla (Ducula),86. griseigena (Lopiuethjia), 137. griseigena (Podiceps), 137. griseigena (Podicipes), 137. griseiventris (Crypturus), 11. grylle (Alca), 170. grylle (Cepphus), 169. grylle (Una), 169. gularis (Francolinus), 38. gularis (Ortygornis), 38. gularis (Pcdiceps), 134. gularis (Rallus), 114. Gygis, 200. Halobaena, 160. Halocyptena, 147. hartlaubi (Larus), 211. hemprichi (Larus), 209. heyi (Ammoperdix), 36. heyii (Caccabis), 36. himalayensis (Tetrao- gallus), 31. hirundinacea (Sterna), 182, 233. hirundo (Sterna), 182, 184. histrionica (Histrio- phaps), 104. histrionica (Phaps), 104. Histriopbaps, 104. hoazin (Opisthocomus), 108. hodgsoniae (Perdix), 40. holboelli (Lophsethyia), 137. holboelli (Podicipes), 137 holboellii (Colymbus), 137. Homopelia, 95. hopkinsoni (Bambusi- cola), 48. horsfieldi (Euplocamus), 55. horsfieldi (Gallophasis), 55. horsfieldi (Gennaeus), 55. humboldti (Spheniscus), 146. humeralis (Erythrauch- cena), 100. humeralis (Geopelia), 100. humilis (OEnopopelia), 230. hyaeinthinu.s(Porphyrio), 127. hybrida (Ilydrochelidon), 175. hybrida (Sterna), 175. Hydrochelidon, 174. Hydroprogne, 178. hypoleucus (Eupsychor- tyx), 67. Hypotienidia, 111. ianthina (Carpophaga), 91. ianthina (Columba), 91. ichthyaetus (Larus), 204. ignita (Lophura), 52. ignitus (Euplocamus), 52. imber (Urinator), 142. immer (Urinator), 142. impennis (Alca), 164. impennis (Plautus), 164. impeyana (Satyra), 52. impeyanus (Lophopho- rus), 52. indica (Chalcophaps), 103. indicus (Porpbyrio), 128. infuscatus (Pternistes), 229. insularis (Carpophaga), 85. insularis (Corethrura), 118. insularis (Ortygometra), 118. insularis (Sarothrura), 118. intercedens (Nothocer- cus), 11. intermedia (Arboricola), 43. intermedia (Columba), 87. irrorata (Diomedea), 163. isabellinus (Turtur), 95. islandicus (Lagopus), 25. Ithagenes, 50. iamaicensis (Creciscus), 119. jarnaicensis (Porzana), 119. jamesonii (Bruchigavia), 210. janthina (Columba), 91. japonica (Coturnix), 45. joudera (Turnix). 72. kirki (Francolinus), 38. kuhli (Puffinus), 152. lafayettei (Gallus), 60. lafayetti (Gallus), 60. lafayettii (Gallus), 60. Lagopus, 22. lagopus (Lagopus), 23. lagopus (Tetrao), 23, 24. lambruschinii (Gelastes), 210. Lamprotreron, 84. Larus, 204. Larus, sp., 208. lathami (Catheturus), 18. lathami (Megapodius), 18. lathami (Talegalla), 18. lathami (Talegallus), 18. laurivora (Columba), 89. layardi (Megapodius), 17. leachii (Procellaria), 148. leachii (Thalassidroma). 148. Leptoptila, 105. lepurana (Turnix), 71. lessoni ((Estrelata), 156. leucocapillus CAnous), 199. leucocapillus (Micranous) 199. leucocephala (Columba), 89. Leucophaaus, 222. leucophaaus (Larus), 216. leucophrys (Dendrortyx), 65. leucopogon (Eupsych- ortyx), 66. leucoptera (Fulica), 132. leucoptera (Hydrocheli- don), 174. leucoptera (Melopelia), 94. leucoptera (Sterna), 174. leucopterus (Larus), 221. leucopterus (Leucus), 221. leucopyga( Fulica), 131. leucopygia (Fulica), 131. leucorrhoa (Cymochorea), 148. leucorrhoa (Oceanodro- ma), 148. leucorrhoa (Thalassi- droma), 148. Leucosarcia, 106. leucotis (Eupsychortyx), 66. leucotis (Phabotreron), 83. 240 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. Lirunobsenus, 120. Limnopardalis, 111. lineata (Excalfactoria), 48. lineatus (Euplocamus),55. lineatus (Gennseus), 55. Lipoa, 18. livia (Columba), 87. Lobiophasis, 53. lomvia (Uria), 167, 168, 169. lomvia arra (Uria), 169. lomvia lomvia (Uria), 169. longicaudatus (Sterco- rarius), 228. longicaudus (Sterco- rarius), 228. longipennis (Sterna), 185. longirostris (Aptenody- tes), 143. longirostris (Eallus), 109. Lophaethyia, 106. Lophophorus, 52. Lophortyx, 66. lophotes (Ocyphaps), 105. Lophura, 52. lumme (Urinator), 139. lunata (Sterna), 190. Lunda, 172. lunulata(Galliperdix),50. lunulatus (Galliperdix), 50. Lyrurus, 25. maccalli (Ortalis), 21. macoormicki (Megales- tris), 226. macrodactyla (Oceano- droma), 149. macrolopha (Pucrasia), 56. macrolopha (Satyra), 56. Macropygia, 91. macroura (Sterna), 184. macroura(Zenaidura), 92. macrura (Sterna), 183. maculata (Zenaida), 93. maculipennis (Larus). 207. maculosa (Nothura), 13. maculosus (Crypturus), 13. magellanicus (Sphenis- cus), 146. magnirostris (Phae- tbusa), 176. magnirostris (Sterna), 176. magnirostris (Thalas- seus), 176. Majaqueus, 156. major (^Echmophorus), 138. major (Tinamus), 10. malabarica (Osmotre- ron), 82. maleo (Megacephalon), 1 9. nialeo (Megalocephalurn), maleo (Megapodius), 19. manchuricum (Crosso- ptilon), 53. manchuricum (Crosso- ptilum), 53. mantelli (Apteryx), 9. marina (Pelagodroma), 150. marina (Procellaria), 150. marinus (Larus), 211. marmoratus (Odonto- phorus), 69. martinica (lonornis), 126. martinica (Porphyriola), 126. martinicensis (Gallinula), 126. maruetta (Porzana), 116. masaicus (Struthio), 4. massena (Cyrtonyx), 68. maxima (Sterna), 187. maximus (^Epyornis), 9. media (Sterna), 188. meena (Tartar), 95. Megalestris, 224. Megalocepbalum, 19. Megaloprepia, 84. Megapodius, 15. Megapodius, sp., 16, 17. uaelanauchen (Sterna), 195. melania (Cymochorea), 149. melania (Oceanodroma), 149. melanocephala (Gavia), 205. melanocephalus (Cerior- nis), 51. melanocephalus (Larus), 205. melanocephalus (Tra- gopar), 51. melanogaster (Cymo- droma), 151. melanogaster (Fregetta), 151. melanogaster (Sterna), 179. melanogaster (Thalassi- droma), 151. melauogaster (Turnix), 72. melanogastra (Fregetta), 151. melanogenys (Anous), 199. melanonotus (Euplo- camus), 54. melanonotus (Gennseus), 54. m ela nonotus( Porphy rio) , 128. Melanoperdix, 44. melanophrys (Diome- dea), 163, 233. melanops (Anous), 199. melanops (Porphyriops), 125. melanoptera (Metrio- pelia), 102. melanorhyncha (Sterna), 181, 189. melanotus (Gallophasis), 54. melanotus (Porphvrio), 128. rnelanura (Rhynchops), 201. Meleagris, 64. meleagris (Numida), 63. Melopelia, 94. meridionalis (Columba), 93. meridionalis (Zenaida), 93. Metriopelia, 102. michahellesii (Laroides), 216. Micranous, 199. Microperdix, 41. microsoma (Halocy- ptena), 147. Microtribonyx, 122. migrator! a (Columba), 92. migratorius (Ectopistes), 92. minor (Aptenodytes), 145. minor (Eudyptula), 145. minor (Podiceps), 133. minor (Podicipes), 133. minor (Tachybaptus). 133. minuta (Gallinula), 116. minuta (Sterna), 193. minuta (Stern ula), 93. minuta (Zapornia), 116. minutus (Hydrocolaeus), 204. minutus (Larus ), 204. ALPHABETICAL IXDEX. 241 miserythrus (Tiuamus), 12. mitrata (Numida), 63. initrata, var. tiarata (Numida), 6-3. mitu (Mitua), 20. Mitua, 20. mlokosiewiczi (L^rurus), 26. mlokosiewiczi (Tetrao), 26. molybdophanes (Stru- tbio), 3, 4. montana (Geotrygon), 105. montanus (Geotrygon), 105. montanus (Lagopus), 24. montezuoite (Cyrtonyx), 68. mortieri (Tribonyx), 122. rnuthura (Gennanis), 54. muticus (Pavo), 62. rautus (Lagopus), 24. mutus (Tetrao), 24, 25. in ut us, var. rupestris (Lagopus), 25. Myristicivora, 86. namaqua (Pterocles), 76. narnaqua (Pterocdurus), 76. namaquus (Pterocli- durus), 76. nativitatis (Puffinus), 156. neglecta (CEstrelata), 157. nepalensis (Treron), 82. nereis (Garrodia), 150. nereis (Procellaria), 150. nereis (Sterna), 192. nereis (Sternula), 192. nesiotis (Porphyriornis), 123. nicobarica (Catenas), 106. nicobariensis (Mega- podius), 15. nigra (Hydrochelidon), 175. nigra (Melanoperdix), 44. nigra (Rhynchops), 200. nigra (Sterna), 175, 176. nigra surinamensis (Hy- drochelidon), 176. nigrescens (Turnix), 70. nigricans (Alle), 167. nigricollis californicus (Dytes), 136. VOL. I. nigricollis (Podiceps), 138. uigricollis (Podicipes), 136. nigricollis (Proctopus), 136. nigricollis (Turnix), 72. nigrigularis (Eupsychor- tyx), 67. nigripes (Diomedea), 163, nigrivestis (Eudyptes), 144. nigrogularis (Eupsych- ortyx), 67. nipalensis (Treron), 82. nivea (Pagoclroma), 233. nobilis (Lopbura), 52. Noddy, The, 197. Nothocercus, 11. Nothoprocta, 13. Nothura, 13. novae-hollandiffl- (Casua- rius), 4. novse-bollandise- (Dro- maeus), 4. novfe-hollandise (Larus), 210. novae-hollandias (Podi- ceps), 134. novae-hollandige (Podi- cipes), 134. nova&-hollandi£e (Xema), 210. novse-zealaudise (Cotur- nix), 46. nudicollis (Perdix), 40. nudicollis (Pternistes), 40. nugax (Puffinus), 155. Numida, 62. nycthemeru& (Gennaeus), 55. nycthemerus (Phasiauus), 55. obscurior (Hypotasnidia), 112. obscuriora (Hypotag- nidia), 112. obscurus (Puffinus), 154, 155. obscurus subalaris (Puffi nus), 154. obscurus (Tetrao), 27. obscurus, var. richard- soni (Deudragapus), 27. obsoletus (Crypturus), 229. occidentalis (jEchinopho- rus), 138. occidentalis clarkii (^Ech- mophorus), 138. occidentalis (Larus), 215. oceanica (Oceanitea), 150. oceanica (Procellaria), 150. oceanicus (Oceanites), 150. Oceanites, 150, Oceanodroma, 148. ocellata (Agriocharis), 65. ocellata (Leipoa), 18. ocellata (Lipoa), 18. ocellata (Meleagris), 65. ocellatus (Megapodius (Leipoa)), 18. ocellatus (Turnix), 69. Ocydromus, 114. Ocyphaps, 105. Odontophorus, 69. (Ena, 102. cenas (Columba), 88. (Enopopelia, 97. CEstrelata, 156. olivacea (Amaurornis), 120. Opisthocomus, 108. opisthomelas (Puffinus), 154. Oreortyx, 66. orientalis (Turtur), 95. Ortalis, 21. Osmotreron, 82. Ossifraga, 158. pacificus (Colyrnbus), 141. pacificus (Gabianus), 221. pacificus (Larus), 221. pacificus (Pareudiastes), 122. pacificus (Urinator), 141. Pagoclroma, 233. Pagophila, 222. palumbus (Columba), 90. panaya (Haliplana), 190. panaya (Ouychoprion), 190. panaya (Sterna), 190. panayensis (Onycho- prion), 190. papua (Aptenodytes), 143. papua (Eudyptes), 143. papua (Pygoscelis), 143, 232. papuanus (Casuarius), 6. paradisasa (Sterna), 183, 184. 242 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. paradoxus (Syrrhaptes), 75. pai asiticus (Lestris), 227. parasiticus (Stercorarius), 228. Pareudiastes, 122. parva (Crex), 116. parTa (Porzana), 116. parva (Zapornia), 116, 118. parvirostris (CEstrelata), 157. passerina (Chamsepelia), 101,231. passerina (Columbigal- lina), 101. patachonica (Apteno- dytes), 143. patagonica (Aptenodytes), 143. pauxi (Pauxis), 20. Pauxis, 20. Pavo, 61. pectoralis (Coturnix), 46. pectoralis (Eallus), 113. Pedicecetes, 28. Pedionomus, 74. pelagica (Procellaria), 147. pelagica (Thalassidroma), 147. Peleoanoides, 161. pelecanoides (Thalas- seus), 188. Penelope, 21. pentlandi (Tinamotis),14. perdicaria (Nothoprocta), 13. Perdicula, 41. Perdix, 40. perdix (Perdix), 40. perdix (Starna), 40. Peristera, 231. perousei (Ptilopus), 83. perousii (Ptilonopus), 83. petrosa (Caccabis), 34. petrosa (Perdix), 34. Phabotrerori, 83. phaeonota (Columba), 89. Phaethusa, 176. Phaps, 103. phasianellus (Pedio- csetes), 28. phasianellus (Pedice- cetes), 28, 29. phasianellus columbia- mis (Pediocjetes), 29. phasianellus, var. colum- bianus (Pedioecetes), 29. pbasianellus, var. phasia- nellns (Pedioecetes), 28. Phasianus, 57. phayrei (Osmotreron), 82. phayrii (Osmotreron), Philadelphia (Chroico- cephalus), 205. Philadelphia (Larus), 205. philippensis (Hypotae- nidia), 113. philippensis (Podicipes), philippensis (Eallus), 113. philippinensis (Hypotas- nidia), 113. philippinensis (Podici- pes), 133. Phlogoenas, 106. Phoebetria, 164. phcenicopterus (Croco- pus), 81 . phoenicura (Amaurornis), 121, 232. phoenicura (Erythra), 121. phoenicura (Gallinula), 121. phoenicura (Porzana), 121. picata (Leucosarcia), 106. picta (Thaumalea), 58. picturata (Homopelia), 95. picturatus (Turtur), 95. pictus (Chrysolophus), 58. pictus (Francolinus), 37. pictus (Oreortyx), 66. pictus (Phasianus), 58. picui (Columbula), 101. pileata (Penelope), 21. . pileatus (Crypturus), 12. Plautus, 164. plumbipes (Turnix), 69. podiceps (Podilymbus), 138. Podicipes, 133. podicipes (Podilymbus), 138. Podilymbus, 138. poliocephalus (Porphy- rio), 127. poliocerca (Sterna), 188. poliocercus (Thalasseus), 188. pondicerianus (Franco- linus), 37. pondicerianus (Ortygor- nis), 37. Porphyrio, 127. Porphyriola, 126. Porphyriops, 125. Porphyriornis, 123. Porzana, 116. porzana (Crex), 116. porzana (Gallinula), 116. porzana (Porzana)jll6. powelli (Turnix), 70. pratensis (Crex), 115. Prion, 160. pritchardi (Megapodius), Procellaria, 147. Procelsterna, 196. Proctopus, 136. Pseuduria, 171. Pternistes, 40. Pteroclidurus, 75. Pteroclis, 78. Ptilopus, 83. Ptychorhamphus, 171. Pucrasia, 56. puella (Carpophaga), 85. puella (Megaloprepia), 85. Puffinus, 152. puffinus (Procellaria), 152. pufRnus (PufEnus), 153. pugnax (Perdix), 69. pugnax (Turnix), 69, 70. pulchrala (Turtur), 95. pulcbratus (Turtur), 95. pullata (Fulica), 129. pusilla (Ciceronia), 172. pusilla (Gallinula), 116. pusilla (Porzana), 117, 118. pusillus (Simorhynchus), 172. pygmaea (Gallinula), 117. pygmaga (Porzana), 117, 118. pygmaea (Zapornia), 117. Pygoscelis, 143. pyrenaicus (Pterocli- durus), 76. pyrenaicus (Pteroclurus), 76. pvrrhothorax (Turnix), 73. raalteni (Synoscus), 47. Eallus, 109. refulgens (Lophophorus), 52. regia (Diomedea), 162. reichenbachi(Leptoptila), 231. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 243 Ehea, 1. rhodinolajma (Carpo- phaga), 85. Ehynchops, 200. Ehynchotus, 12. rhytirhynchua (Kallus), 111. richardsoni (Dendra- gapus), 27. richardsoni (Stercora- rius), 227. richardsonii (Lestris), 227. ridgwayi (Anous), 198. ridibunda (Gavia), 208. ridibundus (Larus), 208. ringvia (Uria), 167. risoria (Columba), 96. risoria (Streptopelia), 96. risorius (Turtur), 96. Eissa, 223. rissa (Eissa), 223. robustus (Tinamus), 10. rollandi (Podiceps), 135. Eollulus, 43. roseiventris (Gavia), 208. roseiventris (Larus), 208. roulroul (Eollulus), 43. rubra(Perdix), 34. rubricollis (Podiceps), 137. rubricollis (Podicipes), 137. rufa (Caccabis), 34. rufa (Lophura), 52. rufa (Perdii), 34. rufescens (Crypturus), 12. rufescens (Ehynchotus), 12. ruficauda (Ortalis), 21. ruficauda (Zenaida), 93. ruficeps (Tinamus), 11. rufifrons (Fulica), 131. rufigularis (Arboricola), 43 rupestris (Lagopus), 25. rupicola (Turtur), 95. sabinei (Bonasa), 29. sabinei (Xema), 203. sabini (Xema), 203. sabinii (Larus), 203. sabinii (Xema), 203. sahprus (Satyra), 50. sahprus (Tragopan), 50. saliceti (Tetrao), 2:5. sallaei (Tinamus), 12. saltator (Eudyptes), 144. samoensis (Phlogoenas), 106. samoensis (Porphyrio), 128. sanguinolentus (Limno- pardalis), 111. sanguinolentus (Limno- pardalus), 111. sanguinolentus (Eallus), 111. sandvicensis acuflavida (Sterna), 186. saracura (Aramides), 231. Sarothrura, 118. satyra (Ceriornis), 50. satyra (Tragopan), 50. sauudersi (Sterna), 194. saxatilis (Caccabis), 32, 33. saxatilis (Perdix), 32. schlegeli (Catarrhactes), 145. schlegeli (Eudyptes), 145. scintillans (Graphophasi- anus), 58. scintillans(Phasianus),58. scopulinus (Larus), 211. scoresbii (Larus), 222. scoresbii (Leucophaeus), 222. scoresbyi (Leucophaeus), scoticus (Lagopus), 23. scoticus (Tetrao), 23. scripta (Geophaps), 104. Seena, 179. seena (Seena), 179. seena (Sterna), 179. semitorquata (Strepto- pelia), 96. semitorquatus (Turtur), 96. senegalensis (Columba), 99. senegalensis (Pterocles), 77. senegalensis (Sterna), senegalensis (Stigmato- pelia), 99. senegalensis (Turtur), 99, 100. septentrionalis (Colym- bus), 139. sharpei (Francolinus), 39. sbarpii (Francolinus), 39. sharpii (Turtur), 95. Simorhynchus, 172. sinensis (Sterna), 192, 193, 194. sinensis (Sternula), 192. skua (Catarracta), 224. skua (Megalestris), 224. smaragdinus(Porphyrio), 128. snowi (Pseuduria), 171. snowi (Uria), 171. socorroensis (Oceano- droma), 149. solitarius (Tinamus), 229. sonnerati (Gallus), 60. sonorivox (Bambusicola), 49. sovi (Crypturus), 12. spadicea (Galliperdix), 49. spadiceus (Galliperdix), 49. speciosa (Columba), 89. Spheniscus, 145. Sphenocercus, 80. sphenurus (Puffinus), 152. sphenurus (Spheno- cercus), 80. sphenurus (Thiellus), 152. Spilopelia, 98. spilorrhoa (Myristici- vora), 86, 230. stairi (Megapodius), 17. stairi (Phlogoenas), 1 06. stanleyi (Gallus), 60. Stercorarius, 227. Sterna, 179. Sterna sp., 181. Stigmatopelia, 99. stolida (Sterna), 197. stolidus (Anous), ]97. stolidus galapagensis (Anous), 198. stolidus ridgwayi (Anous), 198. Streptopelia, 96. striata (Columba), 101. striata (Geopelia), 83, 101. striata (Hypotasnidia), 111,112. striatus (Eallus), 111. strigirostris (Diduncu- lus), 107. strophiuin (Thoraco- treron), 230. Struthio, 2. subalaris (Puffinus), 154, 244 ALPHABETICAL INDEX. superba (Lamprotreron), 84. superbus (Lamprotre- ron), 84. superbus (Ptilopus), 84. superciliaris (Sterna), 195. suratensis (Spilopelia), 99. suratensis (Turtur), 99. surinamensis (Hydro- chelidon), 176. swinhoei (Gennseus), 56. swinhoii (Euplocainus), 56. swainsoni (Ptilopus), 83. swainsonii (Ptilinopus), 83. sylvatica (Turnix), 7J . sylvestris (Bonasia), 30. Synoecus, 46. Syrrhaptes, 75. tseniata (Pygoscelis), 143. tceniatus (Pygosceles), 143. taigoor (Turnix). 69. Talegallus, 18. tanki (Turnix), 72. temmincki (Ceriornis), 51. temmincki <(Tragopan), 51. tenebrosa (Gallinula), 123. tenuirostris (Anous), 199. tenuirostris (Micranous), 199. tenuirostris (Puffinus), 155. Tetrao, 26. Tetraogallus, 31. Tetrastes, 30. tetrix (Lyrurus), 25. tetrix (Tetrao), 25. texanus (Colirms), 68. texanus (Ortyx), 68. thoracica (Bambusicola), 49, 230. Thoracotreron, 230. tibetanum (Crossoptilon), 53. tibetanum (Crosso- ptilum), 53. tibetanus (Syrrhaptes), 75. tibetanus (Tetraogallus), 31. tigrina (Spilopelia), 98. tigrinus (Ttirtur), 98. Tinamotis, 14. Tinamus, 10. togata (Bonasa), 29. torda (Alca), 165. torquatus ( Palumbus), 90. torquatus (Pedionoiuus), 74. torquatus (Phasianus), 57. torqueola (Arboricola), 42. Tragopan, 50. tranquebarica ((Enopo- pelia), 97. tranquebarica (Onopo- pelia), 97. tranquebaricus (Turtur), 97. Treron, 82. Tribonyx, 122. tridactyla (Rissa), 223. tridactyla pollicaris (Eissa), 223. tridactylus (Larus), 223. trochila (Chamaepelia), 101. troile (Alca), 167, 169. troile arra (Alca), 169. troile (Uria), 167, 168, 234. troile brunnichi (Alca), 169. troile californica (Uria), 168. tropica (Oceanitis), 151. trudeaui (Sterna), 196. trudeauii (Sterna), 196. tumulus (Megapodius), 16. Turnix, 69. Turtur, 94. turtur (Columba), 94. turtur (Prion), 160. turtur (Turtur), 94. tusalia (Macropygia), 91. Tympanistria, 103. tympanistria (Peristera), 103. tyinpanistria (Tympan- istria), 103. Tympanuchus, 28. umbelloides (Bonasa), 29. umbellus (Bonasa), 29. umbellus (Bonasia), 29. umbellus (Tetrao), 29. umbellus sabini (Bonasa), 29. umbellus togata (Bonasa), 29. umbellus umbelloides (Bonasa), 29. umbellus, var. sabini (Bonasa), 29. umbellus, var. umbelloides (Bonasa), 29. umbellus, var. - umbellus (Bonasa), 29. undina (Eudyptula), 145. uniappendiculatus (Casu- arius), 6. Uria, 167. wrinatrix (Pelecanoides), 161, 233. urogallus (Tetrao), 26. urophasianus (Centro- cercus), 28. varia (Perdix), 72. varia (Turnix), 72. varius (Turnix), 72. velox (Sterna), 188. velox (Thalasseus), 188. velox (Turuix), 73. ventralis(Microtribonyx) , 122. ventralis (Tribonyx), 122. vernans (Osmotreron), 83. vernans (Treron), 83. versicolor (Phasiauus\ 58. veterum (Porphyrio), 127. vetula (Ortalis), 21. vetula maccalli (Ortalis), 21. vetula, var. maccalli (Ortalida), 21. victoria (Goura), 107. vieilloti (Euplocamus), 52. Vinago, 80. \irgata (Sterna), 181. virginiana (Perdix), 67. virginianus (Colinus), 67. virginianus (Ortyx), 67. virginianas (Hallus), 110. virginianug cubanensis (Colinus), 68. virginianus texanus (Colinus), 68. virginianus, var. texanns (Ortyx), 68. virginianus, var. virgini- anus (Ortyx), 67. viridifrons (Crocopus), 81. vitiensis (Porpbyrio), 128. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. 245 vittata (Sterna), 181. vittatus (Prion), 160. vulgaris (Coturnix), 44. vulgaris (Francolinus), 36. vulgaris (Turtur), 94. Tulturinuoi (Acryllium), 63. wagleri (Pvgosceles), 143. wallichi (Catreus), 56. wallichi (Phasianus), 56. wilsoni (Oceanites), 150. wilsonii (Sterna), 182. Xema, 203. yelcouan (Puffinus), 154. yelkouan (Puflinus), 154. yelkouanus (Puffinus), 154. ypacaha (Arauiides), 114. Zapornia, 116. Zeaaida, 93. zenaida (Zenaida), 93. ^euaidura, 92. LIST OF THE CURRENT NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The following publications can be purchased through the Agency of Mwrs. LONGMANS & Co., 39, Paternoster Mow ; Mr. QUARITCH, 15, Picadilly ; Messrs. KEG AN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & Co., Paternoster House, Charing Cross Road ; and Messrs. DuLAU & Co., 37, Soho Square ; or at the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, Cromwell Road, London, S. W. 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Described and figured by Prof. Alcide D'Orbigny in the " Histoire Naturelle des lies Canaries." Pp. 32. 1854, 12mo. Is. List of the Shells of Cuba in the Collection of the British Museum collected by M. Ramon de la Sagra. Described by Prof. Alcide d'Orbigny in the " Histoire de 1'Ille de Cuba." Pp. 48. 1854, 12mo. Is. List of the Shells of South America in the Collection of the British Museum. Collected and described by M. Alcide D'Orbigny in the "Voyage dans I'Amerique Meridionale." Pp. 89. 1854, 12mo. 2s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 9 Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells in the British Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen. Described by Philip P. Carpenter. Pp. xvi., 552. 1857, 12mo. 8s. List of Mollusca and Shells in the Collection ot the British Museum, collected and described by MM. Eydoux and Souleyet in the "Voyage autour du Monde, execute "pendant les annees 1836 et 1837, sur la Corvette 'La " Bonite,' " and in the " Histoire naturelle des Mollusques " Pteropodes." Par MM. P. C. A. L. Rang et Souleyet. Pp. iv., 27. 1855, 12mo. Sd. Catalogue of the Phaneropneumona, or Terrestrial Operculated Mollusca, in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. L. Pfeiffer. Pp. 324. [With an Alphabetical Index.! 1852, 12mo. 5s. Catalogue of Pulrnonata, or Air Breathing Mollusca, in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. By Dr. Louis Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 192. Woodcuts. 1855, 12mo. 2s. 6d Catalogue of the Auriculidae, Proserpinidse, and Truncatellidae in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Louis Pfeiffer. Pp. iv., 150. Woodcuts. 1857, 12mo. Is. 9d. List of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum. By John Edward Gray, Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. Part I. Volutida3. Pp. 23. 1855, 12mo. 6f/. Part II. Olivid*. Pp. 41. 1865, 12mo. Is. Catalogue of the Conchifera, or Bivalve Shells, in the Collection of the British Museum. By M. Deshayes : — Part I. Veneridae, Cyprinidae, Glauconomidae, and PetricoladaB. Pp. iv., 216. 1853, 12mo. 3s. Part IT. Petricoladse (concluded) ; Corbiculadae. Pp. 217-292. [With an Alphabetical Index to the two parts.] 1854, 12mo. 6d. BRACHIOPODA. Catalogue of Brachiopoda Ancylopoda or Lamp Shells in the Collection of the British Museum. [Issued as " Catalogue of the Mollusca, Part IV."] Pp. iv., 128. 25 Woodcuts. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1853, 12mo. 3s. POLYZOA. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III. Cyclostomata. By George Busk, F.R.S. Pp. viii., 39. 38 Plates. [With a Systematic Index.] 1875, 8vo. 5s. 10 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS O*1 THE CRUSTACEA. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. By C. Spence Bate, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 399. 58 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1862, 8vo. 11. 5s. ARACHNIDA. Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma, based upon the Collection made by Eugene W. Gates and preserved in the British Museum/ By T. Thorell. Pp. xxxvi., 406. [With Systematic List and Alphabetical Index.] 1895, 8vo. lOs. 6d. MYRIOPODA. Catalogue of the Myriapoda in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Newport, F.R.S., P.E.S., &c. Part I. Chilopoda. Pp. iv., 96. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856, 12ino. Is. 3d. INSECTS. Coleopterous Insects. Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum : — Part VI. Passalidse. By Frederick Smith. Pp. iv., 23. 1 Plate. [With Index.] 1852, 12mo. M. Part VII. Longicornia, 1. By Adam White. Pp. iv., 174. 4 Plates. 1853, 12mo. 2*. Qd. Part VIII. Longicornia, II. By Adam White. Pp. 237. 6 Plates. 1855, 12mo. 3s. 6d. Part IX. Cassididse. By Charles H. Boheinan, Professor of Natural History, Stockholm. Pp. 225. [With Index.] 1856, 12mo. :•',«. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Coleoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lycidae. By Charles Owen Waterhouse. Pp. x., 83. 18 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic arid Alphabetical Indexes.] 1879, Svo. 16s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 11 Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of Madeira in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xvi., 234 : 1 Plate. [With a Topographical Catalogue and an Alphabetical Index.] 1857, 8vo. 3s. Catalogue of the Coleopterous Insects of the Canaries in the Collection of the British Museum. By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. Pp. xiii., 648. [With Topo- graphical and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1864, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Catalogue of Halticidae in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. Hamlet Clark, M.A., F.L.S. Physapodes and OEdipodes. Part I. Pp. xii., 301. Frontispiece and 9 Plates. 1860, 8vo. 7s. Catalogue of Hispidse in the Collection of the British Museum. By Joseph S. Baly, M.E.S., &c. Part I. Pp. x., 172. 9 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 8vo. 6s. Hyinenopterous Insects. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Frederick Smith. 12mo. : — Part I. Andrenidse and Apidae. Pp. 197. 6 Plates. 1853, 2s. 6d. Part II. Apidse. Pp. 199-465. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1854. 6s. Part III. Mutillidse and Pompilidse. Pp. 206. 6 Plates. 1855. 6s. Part IV. Sphegida?, Larridae, and Crabronidse. Pp. 207- 497. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856. 6s. Part V. Vespidse. Pp. 147. 6 Plates. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1857. 6s. Part VI. Formicidse. Pp. 216. 14 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858. t!«. Part VII. Dorylidse and Thynnidfe. Pp. 76. 3 Plat©?. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859. 2s. List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the Typical Specimens in the British Museum. Vol. I., Tenthredinidae and Siricidse. By W. F. Kirby. Pp. xxviii., 450. 16 Coloured Plates. [With Systematic uiid Alphabetical Indexes.] 1882, Svu. \l. 18s. 12 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Dipterous Insects. List of the Specimens of Dipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S. Part VII. Supplement III. Asilidse. Pp. ii., 507-775. 1855, 12mo.. 3s. 6d. Lepidopterous Insects. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. : — Vol. I. Catalogue of the Syntomidse in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xxi., 559 : 285 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1898, 8vo. 15s. Atlas of 17 Coloured Plates, 8vo. 15s.1 Vol. II. Catalogue of the Arctiada? (Nolinse, Litho- sianae) in the Collection of the British Museum. Pp. xx., 589. 411 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1900, 8vo. 18s. Atlas of 18 Coloured Plates (xviii.-xxxv.), 8vo. 15s. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum : — Part V. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xii., 74. 78-100 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index.] 1881, 4to. 21. 10s. Part VI. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xv., 89. 101-120 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic Index.] ' 1886, 4to. 21. 4s. Part VII. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. iv., 124. 121-138 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List,] 1889, 4to. 21. Part VIII. • The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. iv., 144. 139-156 Coloured Plates. [With a Systematic List.] 1891, 4to. 21. Part IX. The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. By George Francis Hampson. Pp. v., 182. 157-176 Coloured Plates. [With a General Systematic List of Species collected in, or recorded from, Ceylon.] 1893, 4to. 21. 2s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 13 Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum. By Arthur Gardiner Butler, F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 303. 3 Plates. 1869, 8vo. 7s. Qd. Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. By W. C. Hewitson. Pp. 15. 8 Coloured Plates. 1862, 4to. II. Is. List of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Papilionidae. By G. R. Gray, F.L.S. Pp. 106. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1856, 12mo. 2s. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker. 12mo. :— Part XIX. Pyralides. Pp. 799-1036. [With an Alpha- betical Index to Parts XVI.-XIX.] 1859, 3s. 6rf. Part XX. Geometrites. Pp. 1-276. 1860. 4s. Part XXI. Pp. 277-498. 1860, 3s. Part XXII. - Pp. 499-755. 1861, 3s. 6d. Part XXIII. Pp. 756-1020. 1861, 3s. Gd. Part XXIV. - Pp. 1021-1280. 1862, 3s. 6d. Part XXV. Pp. 1281-1477. 1862,3s. Part XXVI. Pp. 1478-1796. [With an Alphabetical Index to Parts XX.-XXVL] 1862, 4s. &d. Part XXVII. Crambifces and Tortricites. Pp. 1-286. 1863, 4s. Part XXVIII. Tortricites and Tineites. Pp. 287-561. 1863, 4s. Part XXIX. Tineites. Pp. 562-835. 1864, 4s. Part XXX. Pp. 836-1096. [With an Alpha- betical Index to Parts XXVII.-XXX.] 1864, 4s. Part XXXI. Supplement. Pp. 1-321. 1864, 5s. Part XXXII. Part 2. Pp. 322-706. 1865, 5s. Part XXXIII. Part 3. Pp 707-1120. 1865, 6s. Part XXXIV. Part 4. Pp. 1121-1533. 1865, 5s. 6d. Part XXXV. Part 5. Pp. 1534-2040. [With an Alphabetical Index to Parts XXXI- XXXV.] 1866, 7s. 14 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OP THE Neuropterous Insects. Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker. 12mo. :— Part I. Phryganides— Perlides. Pp. iv., 192. 1852, 2s. 6d. Part II. Sialidae— Nemopterides. Pp. ii., 193-476. 1853, 3s. 6d. Part III. Termitidse— Ephemeridse. Pp. ii., 477-585. 1853, Is. Qd. Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. H. Hagen. Part I. Termitina. Pp. 34. 1858, 12mo. Qd. Orthopterous Insects. Catalogue of Orthopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. By John Obadiah Westwood, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 195. 48 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1859, 4to. 3/. Catalogue of the Specimens of Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 239. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1868, 8vo. 5s. 6d. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria [Part I.] and Supplement to the Blattariae in the Collection of the British Museum. Gryllidae. Blattarite. Locustidae. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. Pp. 224. [With an Alpha- betical Index.] 1869, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c.— Part II. Locustidse (continued). Pp. 225-423. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1869, 8vo. 4s. 6d. Part III. Locustidae (continued). — Acrididae. Pp. 425- 604. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 4s. Part IV. Acrididse (continued). Pp. 605-809. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1870, 8vo. 6s. Part V. Tettigidae. — Supplement to the Catalogue of Blattariae. — Supplement to the Catalogue of Dermaptera Saltatoria (with remarks on the Geographical Distri- bution of Dermaptera). Pp. 811-850 ; 43 ; 116. [With Alphabetical Indexes.] 1870, 8vo'. 6s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 15 Hemipterous Insects. Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous Hemiptera in the Collection of the British Museum. By Francis Walker, F.L.S., &c. 8vo. :— Part I. Scutata. Pp. 240. 1867. 5s. Part II. Scutata (continued). Pp. 241-417. 1867. 4,/. Part IV. Pp. 211. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1871. 6s. Part V. Pp. 202. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1872. f«. Part VI. Pp.210. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 5*. Part VII. Pp.213. [With Alphabetical Index.] 1873. 6s. Part VIII. Pp. 220. [With Alphabetical Index. ] 1873. [6s. 6d. Homopterous Insects. List of the Specimens of Homopterous Insects in the Collec- tion of the British Museum. By Francis Walker. Supple- ment, Pp. ii., 369. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 12mo., 4s. 6d. VERMES. Catalogue of the Species of Entozoa, or Intestinal Worms, contained in the Collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Baird. Pp. iv., 132. 2 Plates. [With an Index of the Animals in which the Entozoa mentioned in the Catalogue are found, and an Index of Genera and Species.] 1853, 12mo. 2s. ANTHOZOA. Catalogue of Sea-pens or Pennatulariidae in the Collection of the British Museum. By J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 40. 2 Woodcuts. 1870, 8vo. Is. 6rf. Catalogue of Lithophytes or Stony Corals in the Collection of the British Museum. By 'j. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. Pp. iv., 51. 14 Woodcuts. 1870, 8vo. 3s. Catalogue of the Madreporariaii Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) : — Vol. I. The Genus Madrepora. By George Brook. Pp. xi.. 212. 35 Collotype Plates. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes, and Explanation of the Plates.] 1893, 4to. I/. 4s. 16 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Vol. II. The Genus Turbinaria ; the Genus Astrseopora. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Cantab., F.L.S., F.Z.S. Pp. iv., 106. 30 Collotype and 3 Lithographic Plates. [With Index of Generic and Specific Names, and Explanation of the Plates.] 1896, 4to. 18s. Vol. III. The Genus Montipora ; the Genus Anacro- pora. By Henry M. Bernard, M.A. Pp. vii., 192. 30 Collotype and 4 Lithographic Plates. [With Syste- matic Index, Index of Generic and Specific Names, and Explanation of the Plates.] 1897. 4to. I/. 4s. BRITISH ANIMALS. Catalogue of British Birds in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Robert Gray, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. Pp. xii., 248. [With a List of Species.] 1863, 8vo. 3s. 6d. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Second edition. Part. I. Andrenidae and Apidse. By Frederick Smith, M.E.S. New Issue. Pp. xi., 236. 11 Plates. [With Systematic and Alpha- betical Indexes.] 1891, 8vo. 6s. Catalogue of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, Formicidse, and Vespidse in the Collection of the British Museum. By Frederick Smith, V.P.E.S. Pp. 236. 6 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1858, 12mo. 6s. A Catalogue of the British Non-parasitical Worms in the Collection of the British Museum. By George Johnston, M.D., Edin., F.R.C.L., Ed., LL.D., Marischal Coll., Aber- deen, &c. Pp. 365. Woodcuts and 24 Plates. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1865, 8vo. 7s. Catalogue of the British Echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History). By F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. Pp. xvii., 202. Woodcuts and 16 Plates (2 Coloured). [With Table of Contents, Tables of Distribution, Alphabetical Index, Description of the Plates, &c.] 1892, 8vo. 12s. 6d. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum ; with Synonyma and References to figures. 12mo. : — Part V. Lepidoptera. By J. F. Stephens. 2nd Edition. Revised by H. T. Stainton and E. Shepherd. Pp. iv., 224. 1856. Is. 9r/. Part VI. Hymenoptera. By F. Smith. Pp.134. 1851. 2s. Part VII. Mollusca, Acephala and Brachiopoda. By Dr. J. E. Gray. Pp. iv., 167. 1851. 3s. 6d. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 17 Part VIII. Fish. By Adam White. Pp. xxiii., 164. (With Index and List of Donors.) 1851. 3s. &d. Part IX. Eggs of British Birds. By George Robert Gray. Pp. 143. 1852. 2s. 6d. Part XI. Anoplura, or Parasitic Insects. By H. Denny. Pp. iv., 51. 1852. Is. Part XII. Lepidoptera (continued). By James F. Stephens. Pp. iv., 54. 1852. 9d Part XIII. Nomenclature of Hymenoptera. By Frederick Smith. Pp. iv., 74. 1853, Is. 4d. Part XIV. Nomenclature of Neuroptera. By Adam White. Pp. iv.,16. 1853,66?. Part XV. Nomenclature of Diptera, I. By Adam White. Pp. iv., 42. 1853. Is. Part XVI. Lepidoptera (completed). By H. T. Stainton. Pp. 199. [With an Index.] 1854. 3s. Part XVII. Nomenclature of Anoplura, Euplexoptera, and Orthoptera. By Adam White. Pp. iv., 17. 1855. 6d. PLANTS. Illustrations of the Botany of Captain Cook's Voyage Round the World in H.M.S. " Endeavour " in 1768-71. By the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart,, K.B., P.R.S., and Dr. Daniel Solander, F.R.S. With Determinations by James Britten, F.L.S., Senior Assistant, Department of Botany, British Museum. Part I. — Australian Plants. 101 Copper-plates [after paintings by F. P. Nodder], with 31 pages of descriptive text. 1900, fol. 25s. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853-61 :— Vol. I. Dicotyledons. By William Philip Hiern, M.A., F.L.S., &c. :— Part I. [Ranunculaceae to Rhizophoraceae.] Pp. xxvi., 336. [With Portrait of Dr. Welwitsch, Introduction, Bibliography, and Index of Genera.] 1896, 8vo. 7s. Qd. Part II. Combretaceae to Rubiaceae. Pp. 337-510. [With Index of Genera.] 1898, 8vo. 4s. Part III. Dipsaceae to Scrophulariaceae. Pp. 511- 784. [With Index of Genera.] 1898, 8vo. 5s. Part IV. Leiitibulariaceae to Ceratophyllese. Pp. 785- 1035. [With Index.] 1900, 8vo. 5s. Vol. II., Part I. Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms. By Alfred Barton Rendle, M.A., D.Sc. F.L.S., Assistant, Department of Botany. Pp. 260. [With Index of Genera.] 1899, 8yo. fia. 8338 B 18 LIST OP PUBLICATIONS OF THE A Monograph of Lichens found in Britain : being a Descrip- tive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum. By the Rev. James M. Crombie, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. Part I. Pp. viii., 519 : 74 Woodcuts. [With Glossary, Synopsis, Tabular Conspectus, and Index.] 1894, 8vo. 16s. A Monograph of the Mycetozoa : being a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum. By Arthur Lister, F.L.S. Pp. 224. 78 Plates and 51 Woodcuts. [With Synopsis of Genera and List of Species, and Index.] 1894, 8vo, 15s. List of British Diatomacea? in the Collection of the British Museum. By the Rev. W. Smith, F.L.S., &c. Pp. iv., 55. 1859, 12mo. Is. FOSSILS. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S. :— Part I. Containing the Orders Primates, Chiroptera, Insectivora, Carnivora, and Rodentia. Pp. xxx., 268. 33 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 5s. Part II. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Artiodactyla. Pp. xxii., 324. 39 Woodcuts. [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] 1885, 8vo. 6s. Part III. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, Condylarthra, and Ambly- poda. Pp. xvi., 186. 30 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 4s. Part IV. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborder Proboscidea. Pp. xxiv., 235. 32 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1886, 8vo. 5s. Part V. Containing the Group Tillodontia, the Orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. Pp. xxxv., 345. 55 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1887, Svo. 6s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 19 Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A. Pp. xxvii., 368. 75 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891, 8vo. 10s. Gd. Catalogue of the Fossil Keptilia and Amphibia in the British. Museum (Natural History). By Richard Lydekker, B.A., F.G.S. :— Part I. Containing the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia, and Pro- terosauria. Pp. xxviii., 309. 69 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1888, 8vo. 7s. 6rf. Part II. Containing the Orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia. Pp. xxi., 307. 85 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. $d. Part III. Containing the Order Chelonia. Pp. xviii., 239. 53 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1889, 8vo. 7s. Gd. Part IV. Containing the Orders Anomodoiitia, Ecaudata, Caudata, and Labyrinthodontia ; and Supplement. Pp. xxiii., 295. 66 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species to the entire work.] 1890, 8vo. 7s. Gd. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). By Arthur Smith Woodward, F.G.S., F.Z.S. :— Part I. Containing the Elasmobranchii. Pp. xlvii., 474. 13 Woodcuts and 17 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1889, 8vo. 21s. Part II. Containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and Chondrostean Actinopterygii). Pp. xliv., 567. 58 Woodcuts and 16 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1891, 8vo. 21s. Part III. Containing the Actiriopterygian Teleostomi of the Orders Chondrostei (concluded), Protospondyli, Aetheospondi/li, and Isu^indi//i (in part). Pp. xlii., 544. 45 Woodcuts and 18 Plates. [With Alphabetical Index, and Systematic Index of Genera and Species.] 1895, 8vo. 21s. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE Systematic List of the Edwards Collection of British Oligocene and Eocene Mollnsca in the British Museum (Natural History), with references to the type-specimens from similar horizons contained in other collections belonging to the Geological Department of the Museum. By Richard Bullen Newton, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 365. [With table of Families and Genera, Bibliography, Correlation-table, Appendix, and Alphabetical Index.] 189.1, 8vo. 6s. Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Austra- lasian Tertiary Mollusca. By George F. Harris, F.G.S., &c. Pp. xxvi., 407. 8 Plates. [With Table of Families, Genera, and SubGenera, and Index.] 1897, 8vo. 10s. Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History) : — Parti. Containing part of the Suborder Nautiloidea, con- sisting of the families Orthoceratidae, Endoceratidae, Actinoceratidae, Gomphoceratidae, Ascoceratidae, Poterioceratidae, Cyrtoceratidae, and Supplement. By Arthur H. Foord, F.G.S. Pp. xxxi., 344. 51 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1888, 8vo. 10s. 6d. Part II. Containing the remainder of the Suborder Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Lituitidae, Trochoceratidae, Nautilidae, and Supplement. By Arthur H. Foord, F.G.S. Pp. xxviii., 407. 86 Wood- cuts. [With Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms.] 1891, 8vo. 15s. Part III. Containing the Bactritidae, and part of the Suborder Ammonoidea. By Arthur H. Foord, Ph.D., F.G.S., and George Charles Crick, A.R.S.M., F.G.S. Pp. xxxiii., 303. 146 Woodcuts. [With Systematic Index of Genera and Species, and Alphabetical Index.] 1897, 8vo. 12s. M. List of theTypes and Figured Specimens of Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). By G. C. Crick, F.G.S. Pp. 103. [With Index.] 1898, 8vo. 2s. 6d. A. Catalogue of British Fossil Crustacea, with their Synonyms and the Range in Time of each Genus and Order. By Henry Woodward, F.R.S. Pp. xii., 155. [With an Alphabetical Index.] 1877, Svo. 5s. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 21 Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History): — The Jurassic Bryozoa. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.G.S., F.Z.S. Pp. [viii.,] 239 : 22 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [With List of Species and Distribution, Bibliography, Index, and Explanation of Plates.] 1896, 8vo. 10s. The Cretaceous Bryozoa. Vol. I. By J. W. Gregory, D.Sc., F.G.S., F.Z.S. Pp. xiv., 457 : 64 Woodcuts arid 17 Plates. [With Index and Explanation of Plates.] 1899, 8vo. 16s. Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department of the British Museum (Natural History), with an account of the morphology and systematic position of the group, and a revision of the genera and species. By Robert Etheridge, jun., of the Department of Geologj', British Museum (Natural History), and P. Herbert Carpenter, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S. (of Eton College). Pp. xv., 322. 20 Plates. [With Preface by Dr. H. Woodward, Table of Contents, General Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1886, 4to. 25s. The Genera and Species of Blastoidea, with a List of the Specimens in the British Museum (Natural History). By F. A. Bather, M.A., F.G.S., of the Geological Department. Pp. x., 70. 1 Woodcut. 1899, 8vo. 3s. Catalogue of the Palaeozoic Plants in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology, British Museum (Natural History). By Robert Kidston, F.G.S. Pp. viii., 288. [With a list of works quoted, and an Index.] 1886, 8vo. 5s. Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). By A. C. Seward, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., University Lecturer in Botany and Fellow of Emanual College, Cambridge : — Part I. The Wealden Flora. Part I. Thallophyta— Pteridophyta. Pp. xxxviii., 179. 17 Woodcuts and 11 Plates. [With Preface by Dr. Woodward, Alpha- betical Index, Explanations of the Plates, &c.] 1894, 8vo. 10s. Part II. The Wealden Flora. Part II. Gymnospermae. 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[With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Index.] 1896, 8vo. 6d. A Guide to the Fossil Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By Henry Woodward.] Pp. xiv., 129 : 165 Woodcuts. [With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Index.] 1896, 8vo. 6d. A Guide to the Fossil Invertebrates and Plants in the Department of Geology and Palaeontology in the British Museum (Natural History). [By Henry Woodward.] Pp. xvi., 158. 182 Woodcuts. [With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, Introduction, and Index.] 1897, 8vo. Is. The same, in two parts : — Part I. Mollusca to Bryozoa. Pp. xii., 64. 107 Wood- cuts. [With List of Illustrations, Table of Stratified Rocks, and Introduction.] 1897, 8vo. 6d. Part II. Insecta to Plants, &c. Pp. ix., 64*-158. Woodcuts 108-182. [With List of Illustrations and Index to the two parts.] 1897, 8vo. 6d. Guide to Sowerby's Models of British Fungi in the Depart- ment of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). By Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S. Pp. 82. 93 Woodcuts. With Table of Diagnostic Characters, and Index. [Second Edition.] 1898, 8vo. 4d. Guide to the British Mycetozoa exhibited in the Department of Botany, British Museum (Natural History). By Arthur Lister, F.L.S. Pp. 42. 44 Woodcuts. Index. 1895, 8vo. 3d. A Guide to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum (Natural History). [By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S.] Pp. 32. Plan. 1900, 8vo. Id. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY.) 21', The Student's Index to the Collection of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History). [By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S.] Pp. 34. With a Plan of the Mineral Gallery. 1899, 8vo. 2d. An Introduction to the Study of Minerals, with a Guide to the Mineral Gallery of the British Museum (Natural History). By L. Fletcher, M.A., F.R.S. Pp. 123. 41 Woodcuts. With Plan of the Mineral Gallery and Index. 1897, 8vo. Qd. 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